[DOC] [TLE] Tasmania - Wikipedia [PAR] Tasmania is an island state of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is located 240 
km (150 mi) to ... Tasman named the island "Anthony van Diemen's Land" after 
his sponsor .... By 1819 the Aboriginal and British population reached parity with 
about 5000 ... He concluded: "The colonial government from 1832 to 1838 
ethnically... [DOC] [TLE] Van Diemen's Land - Wikipedia [PAR] Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the 
island of Tasmania, ... In 1856 the colony was granted responsible self-
government with its own .... The manuscript spoken of in the title has been written 
by a British sailor who lost his way after conveying convicts to Van Dieman's 
Land. In the novel... [DOC] [TLE] History of Hobart - Wikipedia [PAR] The modern history of the Australian city of Hobart in Tasmania dates to its 
foundation as a British colony in 1803. Prior to British settlement, the area had 
been occupied for at least 8,000 .... He named the river 'Riviere du Nord'. ... An 
expedition in 1802 to survey Van Diemen's Land by French explorers Nicolas 
Baudin and... [DOC] [TLE] History of New South Wales - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of New South Wales refers to the history of the state of New South 
Wales and the ... In the 21st century, the state is the most populous in Australia, 
and its capital, .... It was not until 1825 that Van Diemen's Land became a 
separate colony. ... Newcastle, north of Sydney, named after the English coal port 
city, was... [DOC] [TLE] Colony of Tasmania - Wikipedia [PAR] The Colony of Tasmania was a British colony that existed on the island of 
Tasmania from 1856 ... A campaign for self-government in Van Diemen's Land 
had first begun in ... granting the right of legislative power to the Australian 
colonies, and called for ..... The magnificent St David's Anglican Cathedral, seat 
of the Bishop of... [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania | history - geography - island and state, Australia ... [PAR] Jun 27, 2016 ... Seats in federal House of Representatives: 5 (of 150) ... Tasmania, formerly Van 
Diemen's Land, island state of Australia. ... The state comprises a main island 
called Tasmania; Bruny Island, nestling ... Hobart is the state capital. ... Island off 
the eastern coast indicate areas that once lay beneath the sea. [DOC] [TLE] Extracts: Becoming a Penal Colony (1) Convicts: Punishment ... [PAR] Van Diemen's Land becoming a penal colony was a matter of British political and 
legal ... suggest that by sending its criminals to the island the UK government had 
used ... discussing so-called convict slavery, that many colonial masters treated 
their ..... commuted to transportation, but once in solitary confinement in VDL he... [DOC] [TLE] The Australias Are One John West guiding colonial Australia to ... [PAR] through the transportation of its so-called 'criminal classes' abroada time also 
when .... antipodean colonies of the policies of the British government which had 
declared it expedient that Van Diemen's Land alone should be the Empire's gaol. 
... Downing Street is the celebrated seat of a colonial empire upon which, as has. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Tasmania - Volume I - Project Gutenberg Australia [PAR] Van Diemen's Land occupiedstate of Port Jackson at the timePort Phillip ... 
Hobart Town namedYork TownTamar riverLauncestonthe first .... 
elapsed, since Van Diemen's Land was numbered with the colonies of the British 
empire. ...... leaves his seat of government, and exposes himself and his worthy 
Consort,... [DOC] [TLE] Convicts and the British colonies in Australia | australia.gov.au [PAR] Jan 20, 2016 ... The early convicts were all sent to the colony, but by the mid-1800s they ... 
Convict songs like Jim Jones, Van Diemen's Land, and Moreton Bay were .... 
Known as the Moreton Bay Settlement, it later moved to the site now called 
Brisbane. ... Australian Capital Territory  New South Wales  Northern Territory... [DOC] [TLE] Major Cities - Study Choice Australia [PAR] Is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous

Question: This capital was once the government seat of a British colony called Van Diemen's Land
Answer: Hobart