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	Van Diemen's Land - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.
		Complaints from Victorians about recently released convicts from Van Diemen's Land re-offending in Victoria was one of the contributing reasons for the eventual abolition of transportation to Van Diemen's Land in 1853.
		Van Diemen's Land is mentioned in Umberto Eco's novel "The Island of the Day Before" ("L'isola del giorno prima", 1994), a story about a 17th century Italian nobleman trapped at an island at the International Date Line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Van_Diemens_Land (615 words)

	Tasmania FAQ: Tasmanian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Van Diemens Land becomes a semi-autonomous colony, instead of being administered from Sydney.
		Transportation of convicts to Van Diemens Land ceases.
		Van Diemens Land is renamed to the present-day Tasmania and given permission to form an elected government.
	www.tourtasmania.com /tasfaq/history/outline.html (191 words)

	FanStory.com - Pt 3. Van Diemens Land 1842. Indentured by Sallyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The land comprised fertile river flats with a sheltering hill, but was otherwise inhospitable, and Robert had several spells of wondering just why he had decided to become a free settler.
		Van Diemen's Land was a penal colony, but it had a good complement of free settlers such as himself, and it suited the governor to have convicts acting as indentured labour instead of rotting away in prison.
		She had thought of Van Diemen's Land as a place like the English countryside, lacking in elegant cities but rich in roads and villages and meadows.
	www.fanstory.com /displaystory.jsp?id=21415 (6127 words)

	1821info2 for Caleb Crompton - Van Diemens's Land v.B.9
		The initial Van Diemen's Land land grants, to the European settlers, by the Government of George IV, favoured the influential and wealthy, who used convict labour to their own advantage.
		His onward passage to Van Diemen's Land may have been by the same ship or by a local ferry such as the brig "Henry".
		An impression of the land first settled by the British is given in by Richard Flannigan.
	web.onetel.com /~rgcrompton/crompton/1821info2.html (1353 words)

	Lateline - 22/09/2003: The King of Van Diemens Land . Australian Broadcasting Corp
		Lateline - 22/09/2003: The King of Van Diemens Land.
		Northern Van Diemens Land was its usual summery self.
		King of Van Diemens Land and shipped him and his crew off to Sydney where Dr Redfern pronounced McHugo to be in a state of ³outrageous insanity.²
	www.abc.net.au /lateline/content/2003/hc28.htm (894 words)

	Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)
		Some further details were found regarding James,as will be provided within this document,however,nothing further was ever provided for Hugh,probably because we had absolutely nothing recorded of him and it seemed as though he had just vanished off the face of the earth.
		They were the latest updated B,D & Ms for Hobart,Launceston and the other country areas for Tasmania,from 1838 to various periods between1856 & 1899.
		Hugh Quigley,the husband of Ann,was tried at the same time as James Mahady and transported for 14 years to Van Diemens Land.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Bluffs/4447/Tasmania.html (2216 words)

	History Timeline of Van Dieman's Land
		On 18 July eight men were landed with nine months supplies -- In the first 18 months of operations around 120,000seals were killed.
		Apparent that dogs were becoming a menace -- kangaroo dogs went wild and ravaged flocks and herds -- it was feared that they would breed with the aborigines dogs -- by 1830 regulations to restrain dogs in place.
		Van Diemen's Land Company ill-advisedly set up a singularly unsuccessfu whaling station operating out of its main base at Circular Head on the north western coast.
	www.labyrinth.net.au /~saul/history/tasmania.html (2654 words)

	Van Diemens Land
		A fine and detailed 18th century map issued shortly after Capt. Cook had Furneaux visit Tasman's Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) in 1773 in the "Adventure".
		Furneaux concluded there was no strait between Van Diemens Land and New Holland.
		However, the ship astronomer Bayly insisted that there were coastal islands and a strait.
	www.oldmapsbooks.com /MapPage/MapPages582xx/58232vand.htm (309 words)

	Van Diemens Land. / Arrowsmith, John / 1844
		A list of the "arrangements for the Grants to the Van Diemen's Land Company" is included giving acreage and name.
		Full Title: Van Diemens Land, By J. Arrowsmith.
		Pub Title: The London Atlas of Universal Geography, Exhibiting the Physical and Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, Constructed from Original Materials.
	www.davidrumsey.com /maps862.html (493 words)

	Van Diemen's Land
		More on Van Diemen's Land from Fact Monster:
		Anton van Diemen - Diemen, Anton van, 1593–1645, Dutch colonial official.
		This Day in History: November 24 - November 24 1642 Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemens land, later renamed Tasmania.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0919997.html (98 words)

	U2 - Van Diemens Land Chords, Tabs, Lyrics
		Guitar Chords " Van Diemens Land " - U2 Tabs
		You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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	www.lyrics-tabs.com /u/u2-tabs-010364506/vandiemensland-tabs-00653117469.html (270 words)

	Hobart, Australia - Van Diemens Land.....or perhaps the next track (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hobart, Australia - Van Diemens Land.....or perhaps the next track
		Navigation wasnt our strong point - we ended up landing at the wrong bay and wondering why it looked different, but after temporarily kidnapping a small dog into our boat, we made it back eventually!
		Cradle Mountain - the mountain to climb in Tasmania.
	www.travelpod.com /travel-blog-entries/shaunduvall/rtw---04-05/1103641200/tpod.html (1206 words)

	Matthew Flinders: letters and papers
		Printed chart of Van Diemens Land (South Coast, Sheet VI)
		One of the charts made by Flinders from his surveys in the 'Investigator'.
		Find out more about this chart and view a high-magnification version in Collections online.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /flinders/displayResource.cfm?ID=1011&ResourceType=Object&startRow=1 (55 words)

	van diemens land
		does anyone have the tab, and vocals sheet music for u2-van diemens land
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	www.guitarsite.com /database/Tablature/rec/2497/wwwboard/messages/30.shtml (157 words)

	Abbeys Bookshop - Fabrication of Aboriginal History: V1 Van Diemens Land 1803-1847 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Abbeys Bookshop - Fabrication of Aboriginal History: V1 Van Diemens Land 1803-1847
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		The Fabrication of Aboriginal History: V1 Van Diemens Land 1803-1847
	www.abbeys.com.au /items.asp?id=216992 (237 words)

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