Corporate Body

Colony of Tasmania (1856 - 1901)

From: 1856
To: 1901

Summary

Lutruwita has been home to multiple Indigenous peoples and nations since around 35,000 years ago. British settlers referred to Lutruwita as Van Diemen's Land until 1855 when they changed the name to Tasmania. This change was in part due to growing public desire amongst settlers to distance themselves from the convict past of Van Diemen's Land. Lutruwita was referred to as the Colony of Tasmania until the Federation of Australia in 1901. In 1901 the colony of Tasmania became the State of Tasmania. This entry refers to the colonial government of Tasmania 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

Archer, William (1820 - 1874)
William Archer served as a Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council and House of Assembly.
Backhouse, James (1794 - 1869)
James Backhouse provided the Colony of Tasmania with a number of reports on conditions in penal settlements (including Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur) and Indigenous "establishments".
Denison, William Thomas (1804 - 1871)
Lieutenant-Governor 1847 - 1854
Lefroy, John Henry (1817 - 1890)
Governor 1880 - 1882

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

Created: 26 November 2019

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