Product Category: Top -> History -> History: Australian
Focus on Australia - Tasmania
Author: Joel Weston
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| Retail Price: | $19.95 |
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ISBN: 9780864154712
Format: Paperback
Published: September 2005
Published By: Watts Publishing
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Published By: Watts Publishing
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Until 1856 Tasmania was called Van Diemen's Land. In 1788 it was claimed as part of the New South Wales penal colony. On 3 December 1825 the island was proclaimed a separate colony. The following year a Legislative Council, comprising the governor and six appointed members, was established. Within a year there was agitation for an elected legislature. The British parliament passed The Australian Colonies Government Act in 1850. The following year, on 4 October, fifteen members were elected to the Council.