Corporate Body

Colony of Van Diemen's Land (1803 - 1855)

From: 1803
To: 1855

Summary

Lutruwita has been home to multiple Indigenous peoples and nations since around 35,000 years ago. In 1642, less than 400 years ago at the time of writing, the island was named Van Diemen's Land by a Dutch sailor. The European name for Lutruwita was used until 1855 when the colony changed its name to Tasmania following formal British settlement in 1803. Another key milestone was the separation of the Van Diemen's Land from the Colony of New South Wales in 1825. This entry refers to the colonial government of Van Diemen's Land not the land or people themselves.

Timeline

1803 - 1855 Colony of Van Diemen's Land
1856 - 1901 Colony of Tasmania
1901 - State of Tasmania

Subordinate

Related People

Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)
Lieutenant-Governor 1837 - 1843
Jeanneret, Henry (1802 - 1886)
Henry Jeanneret was a Dentist and Physician who worked for the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (1838 - 1847) and in private practice.

Date: 1838 - 1847
Lempriere, Thomas James (1796 - 1852)
Thomas Lempiere was a coronor with the colonial government of Van Diemen's Land from 1846 - 1849.

Date: 1846 - 1849
Maconochie, Alexander (1787 - 1860)
Alexander Maconochie was a Geographer and Penal Reformer who worked from 1836 for J. Franklin in Hobart. Then as Superintendent of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island 1840-1844.
Scott, Thomas (1800 - 1855)
Thomas Scott was Superintendent of Government Stock in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land.
Story, George Fordyce (1800 - 1885)
Assistant District Surgeon at Waterloo Point Military Station, Swansea 1829 -
Swainson, William John (1789 - 1855)
William Swainson was employed by the Colonial Government of Van Diemen's Land to look into timber.

Published resources

Resource Sections

'Aboriginal and Dual Names', in Aboriginal and Dual Names of places in Iutruwita (Tasmania), Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, c.2019. http://tacinc.com.au/official-aboriginal-and-dual-names/. Details
Haynes, Ros, 'Van Diemen's Land', in The Companion to Tasmanian History, Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania, 2006. https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/V/VDL.htm. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

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