Tasmanian History
History of Tasmania - Wikipedia
History of Tasmania ... 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 ...
Tasmania's main island was inhabited by Aboriginal peoples. ... It is thought that Aboriginal Tasmanians became separated from the mainland Aboriginal groups ...
The state's area includes numerous smaller islands. Originally inhabited by Australian Aborigines, the island was explored and named Van Diemen's Land by Abel ...
Tasmania: History and Heritage
The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt ...
Historical Background - Telling Places in Country (TPIC)
Tasmania is a particularly scenic island with a particularly brutal and tragic colonial history. The settlement of Van Diemen's Land (as Tasmania was then ...
A History of Tasmania - Local Histories
The first European to see Tasmania was Abel Tasman who arrived in 1642. Captain Cook reached Tasmania in 1777. Then in 1798, Matthew Flinders became the first ...
Tasmania | History, Capital, Map, Climate, & Facts | Britannica
The main island is roughly heart-shaped, with a maximum length and width of about 200 miles (320 km), and its latitude and climate are broadly comparable to ...
Heritage & History | Discover Tasmania
A small island with a long history. It's one of the few places on Earth with landscapes unchanged from the time of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent.
Tasmania — History and Culture - iExplore
Tasmania was first settled as a penal colony in 1803, but even before that the coast was explored in the early 1600's by Abel Tasman.
Companion to Tasmanian History - University of Tasmania
The Companion to Tasmanian History is a comprehensive volume providing information about every important aspect of Tasmania's history, covering all periods ...
Early colonial administration records - Introduction
Settled in 1803, Tasmania was a colony of the United Kingdom until it joined five other Australian states to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Known ...
Tasmanian History Timeline - Important Dates & People - On This Day
1642-11-24 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to discover Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Tasmanian Historical Research Association | THRA
THRA's Journal Papers and Proceedings spans seventy years of research into Tasmania's history. It contains more than two million words in over 500 papers, which ...
The history of Tasmania begins at the end of the most recent ice age when it is believed that the island was joined to the Australian ...
Tasmania: A Timeline of the History of First Nations People
Tasmania: A Timeline of the History of First Nations People · 43,000 BP The island was joined to mainland Australia by a land bridge between Wilson's Promontory ...
Tasmanian history – News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
627 free men, women and children were transported to the 19th-century penal colonies of Van Diemen's Land. Their stories, mostly forgotten, are moving.
Tasmanian History page is a place to share our extensive and colourful history. There are many great Tasmanian FB pages specific to region and subject,...
Tasmanian History is filled with tales of adventure and danger. From the unique customs of the indigenous people, through convicts, settlers ...
Family history - Libraries Tasmania
Delve into our extensive family history resources and uncover the rich tapestry of your ancestors' lives. Explore records of immigration; births, deaths and ...
Tasmanian History Books - Geographica
Geographica stocks a huge range of Tasmanian History Books, with other titles that include Maritime History, Natural History, World History, and more.