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	Tasmania History
		Tasmania was the only state whose government effectively dclared war against the indigenous inhabitants, who mounted successful guerilla warfare against the encroaching settlement.
		Tasmania was also a supporter of Austrlia's move toward Federation in the 1890's, both as an opportunity for increased commerce, and because it could not afford to be left out.
		Tasmania in the 1980's continued to be dominated by environmental politics, with other green indipendents joining Bob Brown, while theLiberal/Conservative Government was led by the soft-spoken but determined Robin Gray.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/australia/tasmania/history (2404 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Tasmania
		Tasmania was once inhabited by an indigenous population, the Tasmanian Aborigines, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35 000 years ago.
		Tasmania is a rugged island of temperate climate, so similar in some ways to pre-industrial England that it was referred to by some English colonists as 'a Southern England'.
		Tasmania's rail network consists of narrow gauge lines to all four major population centers and to mining or forestry operations on the west coast and north-west.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Tasmania (2482 words)

	Tasmania - Rich in Convict History
		There is so much of the history and convict past that is left in tact that it is impossible to avoid contact with it during a visit to Tasmania.
		Tasmania, then known as Van Diemen’s Land, was established in 1803 as a British penal colony and over the next 50 years, 73,500 convicts were transported to the opposite side of the world for crimes ranging from minor misdemeanours to political activities.
		The presence of Tasmania’s convict heritage is strongest on the Tasman Peninsula, in the south of the State, at Eaglehawk Neck, Saltwater River and Port Arthur, where a Convict Trail leads around seven outstations.
	www.clickforaustralia.com /tasmania_convict_history.htm (977 words)

	Tasmania's History 1: the First Tasmanians and European Exploration and Invasion
		No part of Australia is more tangibly steeped in history than Tasmania, both because it was the second settlement area in Australia after Sydney, and because it escaped much of the destruction of physical heritage that occurred elsewhere during the spree of "modernisation" that followed World War II.
		Van Diemen's Land was visited in the 18th Century by both the French (Marion du Fresne 1772, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux 1792, the latter of whose expeditions established the first European settlement in Tasmania) and British (Tobias Furneaux 1773, James Cook 1777, William Bligh 1788 and 1792, Cox 1789 and John Hayes 1794).
		History of Tasmania 2-volumes (Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1983+); Bonwick, The Last of the Tasmanians (London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1870); Turnbull, Clive.
	www.justpacific.com /tasmania/first.html (1060 words)

	Tasmanian History - Following the Heritage Highway
		Or stir the souls of long-dead convicts at Tasmania's haunting penal settlements.
		Unlike the relics of Tasmania's colonial past, the heritage of the first Tasmanians is less defined.
		In the caves and rock carvings of the north-west and in Tasmania's wilderness areas the history of the first Tasmanians is still being uncovered.
	www.focusontas.net.au /history.html (320 words)

	Tourism Tasmania :: Media Site :: About :: History & Heritage
		The island of Tasmania was created approximately 12,000 years ago when the great ice caps melted and the seas rose to separate Tasmania from mainland Australia.
		Tasmania was once one of the most important whaling fleet homeports in the world.
		Tasmania’s convict past was once considered a regrettable taint on the island’s early history.
	travelmedia.tourismtasmania.com.au /about/history (366 words)

	eBay Guides - THE POSTAL HISTORY OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA.
		Tasmania is an island in the south seas, in fact, it is one of the southern most islands in the World north of Antarctica.
		Tasmania is well known for its Thylacine - the Tasmanian Tiger - thought to be extinct, and for its Tasmanian Devil (now on the endangered list due to poisoning in the forests).
		Tasmania has a wonderful heritage of lovely old sandstone buildings, and Port Arthur is known all over the world for its preservation of the convict settlement and the buildings there.
	reviews.ebay.com /THE-POSTAL-HISTORY-OF-TASMANIA-AUSTRALIA_W0QQugidZ10000000000119021 (1427 words)

	On Tasmania Directory \| About Tasmania, Australia
		Tasmania, a state of Australia, lies in the Southern Ocean at latitude 42°S, longitude 146°E. It covers about 68,300 sq km (about 26,370 sq miles)-roughly the area of Switzerland, Hokkaido (Japan), Eire or Portugal.
		Tasmania is an ancient island, left behind at least 165 million years ago when Gondwana was breaking up and starting its long journey north to form the mighty continents of South America, Africa, India and Australia.
		Burnie is a small industrial city surrounded by beautiful and fertile farming areas and Devonport is at the mouth of the Mersey River, the dock for the Spirit of Tasmania ferry that plies three times a week across Bass Strait to Melbourne.
	www.ontas.com.au /about-tasmania.htm (572 words)

	DISCOVER TASMANIA AUSTRALIA - SEE THE TASMANIAN TOURISM DIRECTORY
		Tasmania is a land of dramatic coastlines, rugged mountains, spectacular wilderness and sparkling highland lakes.
		Tasmania claims to have the world's cleanest air, the purest water and along with its rich red fertile soils, a competitive edge is gained in its ability to produce some of the world's most superb wines, finest foods and exotic fare from this clean and natural environment.
		Tasmania possesses an abundance of resourcefulness within its people which is encapsulated by their creativity, design, artistic endeavors, culture and ingenuity thus together with the clean and green image establishes the Tasmania Brand.
	www.discover-tasmania.com.au (2379 words)

	Tasmania Accommodation - Holiday Accommodation - Holiday Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
		Tasmania is a natural island - a land of dramatic coastlines, rugged mountains, tall forests and sparkling highland lakes.
		Tasmania's historic past is no dead and dusty creature - it's a living, breathing spirit that reaches out from its place in time, everywhere you tread.
		Tasmania Accom.com offers a selection of quality holiday accommodation and touring options to make the most of Tasmania and it's unique regions.
	www.tasmaniaaccom.com (393 words)

	Tasmania Police - Criminal History
		Tasmania Police will not release information regarding an individual’s police record to organisations outside the sphere of law enforcement and the administration of justice, without the consent of the person.
		Requests for National Police History Record Checks for volunteers should not be forwarded to Tasmania Police until the organisation is advised of the outcome of their volunteer rate application.
		Tasmania Online This page - http://www.police.tas.gov.au/permits/criminal-history - was last published on 23rd February 2007 by the Department of Police and Emergency Management.
	www.police.tas.gov.au /permits/criminal-history (403 words)

	History
		His ideas were an influence on the prison settlement at Port Arthur and he was in charge at the time of the Black Line, the organized white militia used against the indigenous Aboriginal population.
		Tasmania did not experience the postwar industrialization that transformed the mainland.
		By voting for the Tasmanian Greens in 1989, enough ordinary Tasmanians showed that they didn’t want Tasmania’s natural assets destroyed, and the party held the balance of power in the state’s parliament until 1992; in early 1996 the Greens again held the balance of power, with a Liberal state government.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/tasmania/tas_history.asp (768 words)

	Tasmania
		In this authoritative, balanced history Frank Welsh focuses on the political development of Australia from the European discovery of the continent through the period of colonization.
		A haunting first novel evoking the tangled 19th-century history of Tasmania as a penal colony, narrated by the title's "river guide" in the last moments of his life at the bottom of a river.
		This wildly inventive novel steeped in the 19th-century history of the island and its brutal colonial prison.
	www.longitudebooks.com /find/d/2280/r/UT/t/1/mcms.html (906 words)

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		Tasmania, located southeast of mainland Australia, is a major tourist attraction due to its diverse and spectacular scenery, unspoilt wilderness and heritage.
		Tasmania's north-west coast is one of the state's most prosperous farming areas and a popular tourist destination.
		Hobart, Tasmania's state capital is in the south-east and boasts historic buildings as well as proximity to regional attractions.
	www.tourtasmania.com (377 words)

	Tasmania Facts
		Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle.
		Tasmania is an island roughly the size of West Virginia, located 240 km off the south-east corner of mainland Australia.
		Tasmania is a natural island a land of dramatic coastlines, rugged mountains, tall forests and sparkling highland lakes.
	www.about-australia.com /tasfact.htm (320 words)

	History of Tasmania - Important Dates - Discover Tasmania
		Ancient Aboriginal handprints stencilled on the rocks of a cave, colonial convicts’ chisel marks in the stones of a cottage wall - Tasmanians treasure their heritage and wherever you go you’ll find evidence of times past but not forgotten.
		There’s history wherever you look - the buildings and boats, the tales and traditions that form our heritage.
		The bridge was rebuilt and reopened in 1977.
	www.discovertasmania.com.au /home/index.cfm?SiteID=220 (949 words)

	Herodotus: the father of history :: ABC Tasmania
		For those of you who might be familiar with the name but not the history, Herodotus lived in the 5th century BC (from 485 to 425).
		Herodotus wrote histories, which were based on the stories passed down from generation to generation.
		Herodotus undertook to write a history of the world up until his own time and is probably most famous for the nine books documenting the Persian conflict with Greece.
	www.abc.net.au /tasmania/stories/s999564.htm (249 words)

	Tasmania University Cricket Club - history
		Naturally, the history of the Tasmania University Cricket Club is closely linked to the history of the University of Tasmania.
		A mineral boom in the 1880's brought wealth and prosperity to Tasmania and there were calls for a university to be established.
		The History of the Tasmania University Union records that "later administrators saw it as frivolous and even negative, upsetting the discipline of the team, and the importance of IVs generally lessened.
	www.tucc.org.au /history.htm (2818 words)

	Tasmania's History 2: Convicts and penitentiaries
		Tasmania's infamy as a convict island is the stuff of legend.
		The letter of these laws, and their efficacy in removing weapons from the hands of lawless people as distinct from law-abiding ones, may be debatable.
		But they testify to the willingness of the majority of the society, at least, to attempt prevention as its first crime-fighting strategy, rather than the punishment on which Tasmania was founded.
	www.justpacific.com /tasmania/convict.html (701 words)

	Tasmania: history & heritage
		In a moment of geological high drama that may have lasted less than a million years, Tasmania received a huge share of accessible dolerite, the rock that threatened, intrigued and misled our early explorers and visitors.
		Tasmania’s fl bushrangers are part of a story previously untold in our history.
		The history and heritage of Tasmania is a rich tapestry of stories covering murder, mayhem and bravery.
	www.leatherwoodonline.com /history/index.php (450 words)

	Historic Tasmania - Australia
		Tasmania is the historic island state of Australia.
		With a population of around 500000, Tasmania boasts wilderness, historic sandstone architecture, and the cleanest air in the world.
		Tasmania is a popular destination for travellers, backpackers, tourists, or business visitors looking for an ecotourism or nature getaway.
	www.historictasmania.com /tasmania.html (190 words)

	Tasmania History
		The land mass now known as Tasmania was cut off and the Aboriginal people living here were isolated.
		Scale fish were eaten in the distant past but apparently not since about 3,500 years ago, however the women collected abalone, oysters, mussels and other shellfish.
		The title ’governor’ was conferred on the representative of the English crown.
	www.about-australia.com /facts/tasmania/history (515 words)

	Tasmanian Times
		Tasmania is about to play host to one of the most influential men in American politics – Franklin Graham.
		From Friday to Sunday, Graham will be the main drawcard to “Festival Tasmania” – a Christian crusade that purports to be in the mould of those once led by his father Billy.
		The magnificent convict-built country manor, Stanton, was built in 1817, and is situated on one of Tasmania's first land grant sites — 16 acres of pasture and orchards at Magra, in the heart of the historical and beautiful Derwent Valley.
	tasmaniantimes.com /index.php/weblog/C10 (1100 words)

	Tasmanian Aboriginal People and History - Aboriginal Art Online
		The Aboriginal people of Tasmania became separated from the mainland around 10 000 years ago when the sea level rose with the ending of the Ice Age, flooding the Bassian Plains between Tasmania and Victoria.
		Archaeological evidence indicates that the population of Tasmania had been expanding, at least territorially, from 4000 to 3000 years ago until the 18th century.
		European explorers visited Tasmania during the 17th and 18th centuries and the British settled in the south of the island in 1803.
	www.aboriginalartonline.com /regions/tasmania.php (1287 words)

	Pure Tasmania - History
		Tasmania’s recorded history began when a Dutch navigator sighted West Coast mountains in 1642 — but Aboriginal people had lived on this island for tens of thousands of years before then.
		In western Tasmania, bushmen felled precious Huon pine and miners dug fortunes in minerals from the ground.
		Lying within Tasmania’s World Heritage Area, the majestic Gordon River winds its way from deep in the South-West to the mouth of the Macquarie harbour.
	www.puretasmania.com.au /default.asp?pID=19 (210 words)

	Cradle Mountain History - Tourism Tasmania Australia
		The Cradle Valley in Tasmania Australia was carved out by glacial ice action about 20,000 years ago.
		1905 was a big year for exploring the Cradle Mountain region of Tasmania and saw the naming of Little Horn (C.F. Spurling), Hansons Peak (after Bert Hanson who died of exposure on a hunting trip), and Lake Lilla by S. Spurling after his sister.
		He met Kate Cowle in Victoria and they both moved to Tasmania where they married in 1906, spending their honeymoon on Mount Roland.
	www.cradlehighlander.com.au /cradle-mountain-history.html (549 words)

	History of Wineglass Bay and Freycinet National Park: Coles Bay, Tasmania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On navigating the east coast of Tasmania in 1642, Abel Tasman named Schouten Island after a member of the Council of the Dutch East India Company.
		With the expansion of European settlement along Tasmania's east coast in the 1820s, the whaling potential of the area was soon realised by colonists.
		Huts at Moreys Beach, an old sheep dip and abandoned farming machinery are testament to the island's pastoral history.
	www.freycinetcolesbay.com /about_freycinet/history.htm (1689 words)

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