Tasmania, formerly Van Diemens Land, island state of Australia. [35][56][57] However, other historians including Henry Reynolds, Richard Broome and Nicholas Clements do not agree with the genocide thesis, arguing that the colonial authorities did not intend to destroy the Aboriginal population in whole or in part. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) opened in January 2011 at the Moorilla Estate in Berriedale,[162] and is the largest privately owned museum complex in Australia. The port of Hobart is the second deepest natural port in the world, second to only Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Weirdly, Tasmania is still thought of as a summer destination, despite the fact that this beautiful southern wilderness comes into its own as the nights get long and the temperature drops. In the reconstructed Palawa kani language, the main island of Tasmania is called lutruwita,[27] a name originally derived from the Bruny Island Tasmanian language. To foster tourism, the state government encourages or supports several annual events in and around the island. This is a part of the also-receding global stereotype that all Australians are or were derived from criminals, even as most convicts were transported for petty crimes. The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce and Van Diemen's Land are both set during an episode of Tasmania's convict history. [39], Tensions between Tasmania's Aboriginal and white inhabitants rose, partly driven by increasing competition for kangaroo and other game. [78] The presence of these mountain ranges is a primary factor in the rain shadow effect, where the western half receives the majority of rainfall, which also influences the types of vegetation that can grow. He reported that the strong south westerly swell and the tides and currents suggested that the island was in a channel linking the Pacific and southern Indian Ocean. [54][55] Of those removed from Tasmania, the last to die was Truganini, in 1876. Its deliciously feature-packed. [N 5][127][128], At the 2021 census, 86.1% of inhabitants spoke only English at home, with the next most common languages being Mandarin (1.5%), Nepali (1.3%), Punjabi (0.5%) and Spanish (0.3%). About 2,500 kilometres (1,300 nautical miles) south of Tasmania island lies the George V Coast of Antarctica. Tasmania was eventually sent 75,000 convictsfour out of every ten people transported to Australia. Films set in Tasmania include Young Einstein, The Tale of Ruby Rose, The Hunter, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, Arctic Blast, Manganinnie (with music composed by Peter Sculthorpe), Van Diemen's Land, Lion, and The Nightingale. However, after sailing for two hours westward into the strait against the wind, he turned back east and noted in his journal that he was "doubtful whether they [i.e. The most cultivated area is the Midlands, where it has suitable soil but is also the driest part of the state. Traditionally, Tasmania's main industries have been mining (including copper, zinc, tin, and iron), agriculture, forestry, and tourism. Tasmanian Gothic is a literary genre which expresses the island state's "peculiar 'otherness' in relation to the mainland, as a remote, mysterious and self-enclosed place. Tasmania was the first place in the southern hemisphere to have electric lights, starting with Launceston in 1885 and Zeehan in 1900. [120] Approximately 65% of its residents are descendants of an estimated 10,000 "founding families" from the mid-19th century. In piano, Kitty Parker from Longford was described by world-famous Australian composer Percy Grainger as his most gifted student. The domestic sea route between Tasmania and the mainland is serviced by Bass Strait passenger/vehicle ferries operated by the Tasmanian government-owned TT-Line. Hun Rive Country Cottage has three bedrooms to suit couples, families or small groups. By the end of the year my travel writing work started to return and so we took a trip to the very, very, very bottom of Tasmania. 'Bobs Knobs'). The Greens won four seats, with over 18% of the popular vote, the highest proportion of any Green party in any parliament in the world at that time. Tasmania also has a large number of beaches, the longest of which is Ocean Beach on the West Coast at about 40 kilometres. Captain James Cook also landed at Adventure Bay in 1777. Tasmania (/tzmeni/; Palawa kani: lutruwita[14]) is an island state of Australia. In the late 1990s, a number of national companies based their call centres in the state after obtaining cheap access to broad-band fibre optic connections. We want be top of our class, get the promotion at work, be the best husband, wife, parent. Build your ideal Patagonia trip. (You will need a park entry pass). This distinctive Gothic is not just restricted to literature, but can be represented through all the arts, such as in painting, music, or architecture. Tasmania is also home to one of Australia's leading new music institutions, IHOS Music Theatre and Opera and gospel choirs, the Southern Gospel Choir. [79] Wineglass Bay in Freycinet on the east coast is a well-known landmark of the state. Tasmania (/tzmeni/; Palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia. In November 1826 Governor Sir George Arthur issued a government notice declaring that colonists were free to kill Aboriginal people when they attacked settlers or their property and in the following eight months more than 200 Aboriginal people were killed in the Settled Districts in reprisal for the deaths of 15 colonists. Winter is wonderfully moody; spring is lush and green with bursts of bright yellow wattle; while in autumn the apple trees are brimming with fruit and theres enough of a nip in the air to give everything a fresh frisson. The Tasmanian Society of Natural History had been formed previously in 1838 before its merger with the Royal Society in 1849. Services are operated by TasRail. It was officially renamed Tasmania in honour of its first European discoverer on 1 January 1856.[26]. Youll find this 16km round-trip walking trail one small section of the 85km South Coast Track which takes some serious planning and packing at the very end of Australias southernmost road, near a remote campsite known as Cockle Creek. As well as a diverse First Nations geography, where remnants are preserved in rough form by European documentation, Tasmania is known as a place for unorthodox place-names. Lennon resigned in 2008 and was succeeded by David Bartlett, who formed a coalition government with the Greens after the 2010 state election resulted in a hung parliament. Stand on the cliffs of South Cape bay, a bracing wind blowing from Antarctica, surf rolling in from the Southern Ocean. There is even more of Tasmania, south from Ida Bay, including Australia's southern most point. Known colloquially as the Tasmanian tiger for the distinctive striping across its back, it became extinct in mainland Australia much earlier because of competition by the dingo, introduced in prehistoric times. It lies about 150 miles (240 km) south of the state of Victoria, from which it is separated by the relatively shallow Bass Strait. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The best part of the walk begins at around the three-quarter mark. They established farms along the River Derwent and east and west of Launceston, occupying ten percent of Van Diemen's Land. Within 12 months, MONA became Tasmania's top tourism attraction. ", "Clean, green and leaning on the mainland", "Tasmania Employment by industry (Total)", "Reconstructing the Star Knowledge of Aboriginal Tasmanians", "National Heritage Places Recherche Bay (North East Peninsula) Area", "Tasmanian Natural History Society (18381849)", "How Tamworth beat the big smoke and became the first city of light", "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps", "Bridget Crack Rachel Leary 9781760295479 Allen & Unwin Australia", "Angelica Banks Allen & Unwin Australia", "MONA puts Tassie on map Tasmania News The Mercury The Voice of Tasmania", "Beathoven and The Innocents Official Web site", "Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language preserved forever", "SONGS OF THE TASMANIAN ABORIGINES AS RECORDED BY MRS. 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[20] The Aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 3,000 and 7,000 at the time of British settlement, but was almost wiped out within 30 years during a period of conflicts with settlers known as the "Black War" and the spread of infectious diseases. Until 2012, Tasmania was the only state in Australia with an above-replacement total fertility rate; Tasmanian women had an average of 2.24 children each. Comfortable accommodation near the South Cape Walk at Ida Bay. Your holiday in Tasmania's Far South starts about 60 minutes south from Hobart and extends to the southernmost point of Australia. [1] The cape is situated in the southern and south-eastern corner of the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, approximately 94 kilometres (58mi) southwest of Hobart in Tasmania and about 65 kilometres (40mi) east and a little south of the South West Cape. At one point you meander beside a creek dappled with waterfalls. Hobart is the state capital. Overlooking the Huon River, just off the highway from Huonvile to Geeveston, this classic farm cottage can be your base to explore the Huon Valley. The central plateau and the southeast portions of the island are mostly dolerites. Other names have retained their original meaning, and are often quaint or endearing descriptions (e.g. The South East Cape is a cape located at the southernmost point of the main island of Tasmania, the southernmost state of Australia. [88] The winter months are from June to August, and are generally the wettest and coldest months in the state, with most high lying areas receiving considerable snowfall. Its impossible to stand here and not gulp in great lungfuls of tangy, salt air and feel totally, vanishingly small. The southernmost part of the African continent is the former clipper route as named by sailors, but currently, the region is called the Cape Agulhas. [58][59] Boyce has claimed that the April 1828 "Proclamation Separating the Aborigines from the White Inhabitants" sanctioned force against Aboriginal people "for no other reason than that they were Aboriginal". As a result of the eventual flooding of Lake Pedder, the world's first green party was established; the United Tasmania Group. Some of these names have been contentious, with names being proposed without consultation with the aboriginal community, or without having a connection to the place in question.[30]. Macquarie Island is an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. The documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs was partly filmed in Tasmania due to its terrain. 2023, A blissful, beachy 10-day itinerary around South Australias Eyre Peninsula, Weekend wonder: a city staycation in Brisbanes latest luxe hotel, Inside a supremely stylish new casita on the NSW south coast. 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