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Thread #141117   Message #3246441
Posted By: GUEST,999
28-Oct-11 - 10:17 PM
Thread Name: 'Van Diemen's Land' to mean Australia
Subject: RE: 'Van Diemen's Land' to mean Australia
The songs I first heard about 'transportation' made me think that VDL meant Australia. I was unaware years ago that prisoners centuries back were often political prisoners. Ignorance on my part. That said, what songs differentiate the two?