10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAN DIEMEN'S LAND»
Discover the use of
Van Diemen's Land in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Van Diemen's Land and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
There they found a land of bounty and a penal society, a kangaroo economy and a new way of life. In this book, James Boyce shows how the convicts were changed by the natural world they encountered.
2
The journal of a voyage from Calcutta to
Van Diemen's
Land, ...
mrs. Augustus Prinsep. Counting bills — security is insisted on, and mortgages
declined, lest land should be obtained instead of money. The quarter of the globe
in which all these profits are to be safely made is so little known, that capital has ...
mrs. Augustus Prinsep, 1833
3
Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of
Van Diemen's
Land
Van Diemen's Land, as well as the Continent, possesses the remarkable and
extensive genera DijJ/mch/mla, Lamprima, Allelium, Amycterus, Gonz'pterus,
Stenocorus, Paropsz's, Tfiynnus, Myrmecia, Rutih'a, EurJQ/mela, &c. ; often a
species ...
Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land, 1859
4
Present State of
Van Diemen's
Land: Comprising an Account of ...
PRESENT STATE OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, fyc. fyc. fyc. CHAPTER I. HINTS ON
FIRST SETTING OUT. Although it is not absolutely necessary for an emigrant to
obtain the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, ...
5
A Geographical, Historical, and Typographical Description of ...
The Chart itself was unique in that it was the first to be published which showed
the areas of land granted to the settlers in Van Diemen's Land. In 1824 a second
edition appeared under the title History and Description of the present state of ...
George William Evans, 1822
6
Speech on the discontinuance of transportation to
Van ...
The motto of that league is abolition of transportation to Van Diemen's Land. Last
autumn numerous anti-transportation meetings were held throughout New South
Wales and Victoria. From these meetings emanated petitions to the legislative ...
Sir William Molesworth, 1851
7
Landfall in
Van Diemen's
Land: The Steels' Quest for Greener ...
A socio-economic case study of extended colonial family life in the nineteenth century.
Gwyneth M. Dow, Hume Dow, 1990
8
Observations on the Coasts of
Van Diemen's
Land, on Bass's ...
"Observations extracted from [Flinders'] journals of expeditions from Port Jackson ... undertaken for the purpose of exploring the neighbouring coasts ... put together ... for the convenience of those who may be among the first to use this ...
9
Nine Years in
Van Diemen's
Land: Comprising an Account of ...
Comprising an Account of Its Discovery, Possession, Etc J. Syme. Upon the head
of tillage it is man's own fault if, upon an average of seasons, he he not
abundantly repaid for whatever he does in cultivating the earth. For all sorts of
grain that ...
10
Henry Reed:
Van Diemen's
Land Pioneer
Henry Reed came to Launceston in 1827. He became a merchant and had interests in shipping and whaling. He also established his own Christian Mission Church.
Wilmot Hudson Fysh (Sir.), 1973
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAN DIEMEN'S LAND»
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Van Diemen's Land is used in the context of the following news items.
A History of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land
How much do you know about Aboriginal history in Van Diemen's Land? And how much of what we have learnt is accurate - especially if most of it comes from a ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
Plan to float Van Diemen's Land
Complex company: The Van Dieman's Land Company milks 26,000 dairy cows on 19,000 hectares and is part owned by New Zealand's Taranaki District ... «The Australian Financial Review, Feb 15»
Float call for Van Diemen's Land
Mr Wilson is a minority shareholder in the Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL) - established in Tasmania under an 1825 Royal Charter granted by King George. «The Land Newspaper, Feb 15»
Billy Bragg tells the story of political prisoners transported to Van …
He said he wanted to inform people about the history of some of the political prisoners sent to Van Diemen's Land. "Very few people in England know about ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
Dairy giant Van Diemen's Land Company returns to profit
Australia's oldest dairy farming business, Van Diemen's Land Company, has fought its way back into the black. The company in north-west Tasmania posted a ... «ABC Online, Oct 14»
Artist Simon Barnard recreates grisly history of Van Diemen's Land …
A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land, by artist Simon Barnard, depicts the grisly reality of convict life in Tasmania through a series of painstakingly produced ... «ABC Online, Sep 14»
Russell Morris Debuts Official Van Diemen's Land Video
... Tasmania was hit with a fierce snowstorm giving Thayer even more dynamic visuals. 'Van Dieman's Land' co-stars Ricky Pfeiffer, Shane Rayner, Steve Morris. «Noise11, Jul 14»
Chinese explore Van Diemen farm
New Plymouth councillors were scheduled to visit the farmland, collectively known as The Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL), in July as part of sell-off ... «The Land Newspaper, Jul 14»
Oldest Australian farming company for sale
The Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL) in north-west Tasmania, could soon change hands for only the third time in almost 200 years of production. There has ... «ABC Online, Jul 14»
Russell Morris Announces 'Van Diemen's Land' Tour
ARIA Award-winning entertainer Russell Morris has announced that he will be taking his acclaimed recent LP Van Diemen's Land – which made it into The ... «theMusic, Jul 14»
