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17:49, 07 December 2024 | Armoured Jupiter | https://australianhistory.net/Contents/Tasmania.php | |
==Tasmania== Van Diemen's Land /væn ˈdiːmənz lænd/ was named after Anthony van Diemen, the Dutch Governor-General of Batavia, by the explorer Abel Tasman when he discovered the island in 1642. The name remained in use until responsible {{Tasmania.jpg|thumb|left|Tasmania, 1798-99.|250|x340}}government was established in 1856, when the island was renamed Tasmania.<ref>Dictionary of Australian History, By John Larkins, 1980, P.218. </ref> | |||
13:20, 07 December 2024 | Armoured Jupiter | https://australianhistory.net/Contents/Tasmania.php | |
==Tasmania== Van Diemen's Land /væn ˈdiːmənz lænd/ was named after Anthony van Diemen, the Dutch Governor-General of Batavia, by the explorer Abel Tasman when he discovered the island in 1642. The name remained in use until responsible {{Tasmania.jpg|thumb|left|Tasmania, 1798-99.|250|x340}}government was established in 1856, when the island was renamed Tasmania.<ref>Dictionary of Australian History, By John Larkins, 1980, P.218. </ref> |