Summary

Incorporated by Act of the United Kingdom Parliament in 1825.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Van Dieman's Land Company records, 1825 - c. 1930, FM 4/2285-2289; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection

• R.S. Sanderson collection, 1826 - 1932, CHS 103 (scroll down for a list of Collection Guides); Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, History Collection. Details

State Library and Archives of Tasmania (Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart (formerly Archives Office of Tasmania))

• Emu Bay Railway Company Limited / Van Dieman's Land Company records, 1823 - 1970, NG 13; State Library and Archives of Tasmania (Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart (formerly Archives Office of Tasmania)). Details

Published resources

Books

• McKay, Anne (ed), Journals of the Land Commissioners for Van Diemen's Land 1826-28, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 1962. Details
• Meston, A.L., The Van Diemen's Land Company 1825-1842, Launceston City Council Museum Committee, Launceston, Tasmania, 1958, 62 pp. Details
• von Stieglitz, K.R. (comp), A short history of Circular Head and its pioneers also of the V.D.L. Company, Launceston, Tasmania, 1952, 56 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Pearce, Ian, 'The records of the Van Dieman's Land Company', Archives and Manuscripts, vol. 3, no. 2, 1966, pp. 7-12. Details