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Thread #18490   Message #186362
Posted By: Bob Bolton
28-Feb-00 - 04:18 PM
Thread Name: Help: relation between Ireland & Van Diemen's Land
Subject: RE: Help: HELP ME, IMPORTANT!!!: Van Diemen's Lan
G'day Roger and Tom,

If you go up about 36/7 posts, AndyG's link will give you the full spiel on Van Dieman.

The early Dutch explorer aspects of van Diemam's Land/Tasmania have no connection to its later history as a British convict colony and subsequent development as a state of Australia.

Regards,

Bob Bolton