Polity Van Diemen's Land

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Was on of the Colonies founded by the British in Australia. It became the colony of Tasmania in 1856.

Establishment

  • December 1825: The southern islands of New South Wales were made the Colony of Van Diemen's Land.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • September 1844: Norfolk Island was transferred from New South Wales to Van Diemen's Land.

Disestablishment

  • January 1856: Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania, as a way to get away from its past as a penal colony.