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The history of Tasmania begins at the end of the Last Glacial Period (approximately 12,000 years ago) when it is believed that the island was joined to the Australian mainland. Little is known of the human history of the island until the British colonisation of Tasmania in the 19th century.
Tasmania: Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city. Largest city and capital of Tasmania. [6] Originally settled at Risdon Cove, the settlement was moved to Sullivans Cove in 1804. 1803 George Town: Tasmania 1806 Launceston: Tasmania 1807 New Norfolk: Tasmania 1808 Sorell: Tasmania
Tasmanian timelines (1 P) Pages in category "History of Tasmania" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The island, inhabited by Aborigines, was first encountered by the Dutch ship captained by Abel Tasman in 1642, working under the sponsorship of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Pages in category "Tasmanian timelines" ... History of Tasmania This page was last edited on 2 November 2019, at 16:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Tasmania's non-Aboriginal cuisine has a unique history to mainland Australia. It has developed through many subsequent waves of immigration. Tasmanian traditional foods include scallop pies – a pie filled with scallops in curry – and curry powder, which was popularised by Keen's Curry in the 19th century. [ 186 ]
The modern history of the Australian city of Hobart (formerly 'Hobart Town', or 'Hobarton') in Tasmania dates to its foundation as a British colony in 1804. Prior to British settlement, the area had been occupied definitively by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuenonne, or South-East tribe. [1]
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