A History of Tasmania

From its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

By: James Fenton

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Paperback | 10 November 2011

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James Fenton (1820 1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language."

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Australasian & Pacific History Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900

Preface
Tasman's discovery
New South Wales occupied
Governor Davey
Governor Sorell
Governor Arthur
History of the aboriginal inhabitants from the formation of the colony until their removal to Flinders Island
State of the colony
Governor Sir John Franklin
Sir Eardley Wilmot Governor
Governor Denison arrives with important commissions from the Home Office
The Irish state prisoners
Imperial Act for Better Government of the Australian Colonies
A new era
Governor Young arrives
Proceedings of Parliament
Governor Browne arrives
Governor Du Cane arrives
Governor Weld arrives
Discovery of tin at Mount Bischoff
Sir G. C. Strahan appointed Governor
Continued prosperity
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A History of Tasmania

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