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Title: The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)

Author: John West

Release Date: January 18, 2008 [eBook #24362]

Language: English

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THE

HISTORY OF TASMANIA:

by

JOHN WEST,

Minister of St. John Square Chapel, Launceston.

VOLUME I.

Tasmania:
Henry Dowling, Launceston.
1852.

Tasmania:
Printed By J. S. Waddell, Launceston

Facsimile edition 1966

TO HENRY HOPKINS, OF HOBART TOWN, ESQ.,

THE

HISTORY OF TASMANIA,

UNDERTAKEN AT HIS REQUEST, IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED

BY

THE AUTHOR.

LAUNCESTON, SEPTEMBER, 1852.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The author takes this opportunity to thank the gentlemen who have
allowed him, for several years, the use of their works on the colonies,
and valuable original papers; especially the trustees of Lady Franklin's
Museum, Messrs. R. Lewis, Hone, Gunn, Joseph Archer, Henty, P. Roberts,
Wooley, and Pitcairn.

The public are indebted to Ronald Gunn, Esq., for the section on
Tasmanian Zoology; and to Mr. F. Wales for a useful list of the chief
places in this country.

CONTENTS--VOL. I.

DISCOVERY.

SECTION I. p. 1.

Anthony Van Diemen, governor of Batavia--Sir Joseph Banks obtains
Tasman's charts and journal--brass hemispheres at Amsterdam--discovery
of Van Diemen's Land--Maria Island--visit of Captains Marion, Furneaux,
Cook, Clerke, Cox, Bligh, D'Entrecasteaux--discovery of Bass' Straits by
Bass and Flinders--Flinders' misfortunes and death--Baudin--misfortunes
of our eminent navigators--monument erected by Sir John Franklin to
Flinders.

SECTION II. p. 20.

Colonel Purry's project--opinion of Dalrymple--Cook's account of New
South Wales--fleet assemble at Motherbank--Phillip governor--various
opinions of the prospects of the colony.

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