Van Diemen's land lyrics and chords by ronnie drew
Van Diemen's land lyrics and guitar chords by Ronnie Drew. The guitar chords are by Bob Gibson.Van Diemens Land Sheet Music And Tin Whistle Notes By Ronnie Drew included in D Major plus the mandolin / tenor banjo tab.
Van Diemen's Land Sheet Music And Tin Whistle Notes By Ronnie Drew
Van Diemen's Land was the original European name for the island of Tasmania, located off the southeastern coast of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to sight Tasmania, landing there in 1642. He named it Van Diemen's Land to honor the Dutch East India Company's governor Anthony van Diemen. For over 150 years, the island was known as Van Diemen's Land as it was colonized by the British as a penal colony in the early 1800s.
The beautiful yet rugged island was viewed as a remote place to exile British convicts. Convicts were shipped from England and Ireland to serve their sentences doing hard labor in the island's harsh conditions. Van Diemen's Land became infamous for its brutal penal colonies like the Port Arthur penal settlement. A total of about 75,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land before transportation ended in 1853. The island began to develop as a colony with free settlers as well, who lived mostly in the capital city of Hobart. The name Van Diemen's Land evoked the island's dark history as a penal colony.
In 1856, Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman to give the colony a fresh start. Today Tasmania is known for its stunning natural wilderness, Aboriginal heritage, colonial history, and burgeoning tourism industry. But the echoes of its past as the remote penal colony Van Diemen's Land remain an integral part of its identity.
The beautiful yet rugged island was viewed as a remote place to exile British convicts. Convicts were shipped from England and Ireland to serve their sentences doing hard labor in the island's harsh conditions. Van Diemen's Land became infamous for its brutal penal colonies like the Port Arthur penal settlement. A total of about 75,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land before transportation ended in 1853. The island began to develop as a colony with free settlers as well, who lived mostly in the capital city of Hobart. The name Van Diemen's Land evoked the island's dark history as a penal colony.
In 1856, Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman to give the colony a fresh start. Today Tasmania is known for its stunning natural wilderness, Aboriginal heritage, colonial history, and burgeoning tourism industry. But the echoes of its past as the remote penal colony Van Diemen's Land remain an integral part of its identity.
