original: he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb- .
simplifications: he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking prisoners to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now called tasmania -rrb- . he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales . ships that were taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb- , he was the surgeon-superintendent he had worked as the surgeon cum superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and tasmania erstwhile van diemen 's land . he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and tasmania . he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb- . he had been a surgeon-superintendent -lrb- a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery cum a supervisor -rrb- of ships taking criminals to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb- . he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land .