[DOC] [TLE] Tasmania - Wikipedia [PAR] Tasmania is an island state of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is located 240 
km (150 mi) to ... The name was later shortened to Van Diemen's Land by the 
British. .... Of those removed from Tasmania, the last to die was Truganini, in 1876
. ... changing its name from "Van Diemen's Land" to "Tasmania", and in 1856 the
... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Maria Island is a mountainous island located in the Tasman Sea, off the east 
coast of Tasmania ... Native name: Toarra-Marra-Monah ... At its closest point, 
Point Lesueur, the island lies approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) off the ... by 
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman after Maria van Diemen (ne van Aelst), wife of 
Anthony van... [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania, where fantastic golf coexists with rather cute little devils [PAR] Nov 25, 2015 ... Go to Tasmania, where fantastic golf coexists with rather cute little devils ... There 
were so few of them remaining that they conceded to move to ... colony called 
Van Diemen's Land until 1856, when its name changed to... [DOC] [TLE] Kiting at the end of the world | Action Asia - Best Adventures in Asia [PAR] He named the rugged land he found Van Diemen's Land, but in 1856 it was 
officially ... For those chasing wind and waves, Marrawah (teeming with 400 
people) is ... Extinct on the mainland with the spread of the dingo, devils are 
limited to ... The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux, 
who saw the... [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania's History 1: the First Tasmanians and European ... [PAR] However, its human history is far more ancient than the brief 200 years of ... Most 
of these names remain today, though the main island was re-named Tasmania in 
1856. ... Van Diemen's Land was visited in the 18th Century by both the French 
.... The Whites moved about in armed bodies, and surprised little families of... [DOC] [TLE] G'Day and G'Bye: Tasmania and the Colonial Encounter [PAR] These words, written by H. G. Wells in the preface to The War of the Worlds, are a 
... There is little evidence left of tools that were used although we know of the 
spear ... Soon after the sighting the British shortened its name to Van Diemens 
Land and .... the Tasmanian Tiger (thylacinus cynocephalus) and the Tasmanian 
Devil... [DOC] [TLE] History according to folk songs - Blue Mountains Historical Society [PAR] The ship that bore us from the land, the Speedwell was her name ... The 
hardships we did undergo upon Van Diemen's Land. ... *The change from 
Perkins to Parkins is simply an example of how folk songs ... I'll give the law a 
little shock, remember what I say, .... Those Kellys are the devils, for they've made 
another rise; [DOC] [TLE] Tasmania  Travel guide at Wikivoyage [PAR] It's within the range of the notorious "Roaring Forties" winds that encircle the 
globe. ... The colony changed its name from "Van Diemen's Land" to "Tasmania" 
in 1856. ... The crossing can be a little choppy at times, but provides beautiful 
views and costs .... Some of these rare mammals include the Tasmanian Devil, 
Platypus,... [DOC] [TLE] Penal colony - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by the British for the island of ... 
with crime associated with its name, in 1856 Van Diemen's Land was renamed to 
... In 1938, the French government stopped sending prisoners to Devil's Island, 
and in ... After a change in Russian penal law in 1847, exile and katorga became
... [DOC] [TLE] The Bushranger of Van Diemen's Land - Setis [PAR] Rowcroft, Charles (d.1856) .... character of the man, so that the name of Jeremiah 
Silliman seemed to ... little vessel was continually taking in, from the proximity of 
its deck to ..... the men to change their clothes, but had sent them off as they were, 
.... husbands

Question: In 1856 those little devils on Van Diemen's Land changed its name to this
Answer: Tasmania