A History of Tasmania
From its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

First published in 1884, this book gives the history of Tasmania from the perspective of a nineteenth-century pioneer.

James Fenton (Author)

9781108039192, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 November 2011

494 pages, 1 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 1 map 14 tables
21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.62 kg

James Fenton (1820–1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language.

Preface
1. Tasman's discovery
2. New South Wales occupied
3. Governor Davey
4. Governor Sorell
5. Governor Arthur
6. History of the aboriginal inhabitants from the formation of the colony until their removal to Flinders Island
7. State of the colony
8. Governor Sir John Franklin
9. Sir Eardley Wilmot Governor
10. Governor Denison arrives with important commissions from the Home Office
11. The Irish state prisoners
12. Imperial Act for Better Government of the Australian Colonies
13. A new era
14. Governor Young arrives
15. Proceedings of Parliament
16. Governor Browne arrives
17. Governor Du Cane arrives
18. Governor Weld arrives
19. Discovery of tin at Mount Bischoff
20. Sir G. C. Strahan appointed Governor
21. Continued prosperity
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM]