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    Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration and colonisation of Australia in...
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    The Van Diemen's Land Company established its headquarters at Circular Head under the management of Edward Curr who arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1826...
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  • Van Diemen's Land is a 2009 Australian thriller set in 1822 in colonial Tasmania. It follows the story of the infamous Irish convict, Alexander Pearce...
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  • the British penal colony in Van Diemen's Land, (modern day Tasmania). There is another song also called "Van Diemen's Land" which has been collected in...
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    under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825. Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice...
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  • Van Diemen's Land is the former name for Tasmania. Van Diemen's Land may also refer to: Darwin and Kimberley in northwestern Australia, an area known as...
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  • harmonica The Edge – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Van Diemen's Land" Adam Clayton – bass guitar Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion Guest...
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  • The Viking of Van Diemen's Land: the stormy life of Jorgen Jorgensen is a 1954 Australian book by Frank Clune and P.R. Stephensen about Jørgen Jørgensen...
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    large territory, Tasman named it Van Diemen's Land in honour of his patron. Van Diemen is also commemorated in Van Diemen Gulf on the coast of northern Australia...
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    on the continent. Other penal colonies were later established in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1803 and Queensland in 1824. Western Australia – established...
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