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QUIRKY PLACE NAMES OF TASMANIA". Discover Tasmania. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 31 August 2021. Main article: Tasmanian literature Man Booker Prize-winner Richard Flanagan has written several novels set in his home state of Tasmania Athrotaxis". Trees and Shrubs Online. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021 . Retrieved 31 August 2021. In 1856, Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania, removing the unsavoury link the name Van Diemen's Land had with its penal settlements (and the " demon" connotation). Tasmania was chosen as it honoured the explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to visit the island. Within 21 years the last penal settlement in Tasmania at Port Arthur was permanently closed in 1877. [3] History [ edit ] Exploration [ edit ] 1663 map of Van Diemen's Land, showing the parts discovered by Tasman, including Storm Bay, Maria Island, and Schouten Island

Tasmanian Aboriginal people had a diverse diet, including native currants, pigface, and native plums, and a wide range of birds and kangaroos. Seafood has always been a significant part of the Tasmanian diet, including its wide range of shellfish, which are still commercially farmed [179] such as crayfish, orange roughy, salmon [179] and oysters. [179] Seal meat also formed a significant part of the Aboriginal diet. [180]

BUREAU OF BIODIVERSITY AWARENESSFEATURE ARTICLEISSUE ONEMAGAZINE The Last Deciduous Tree in Tasmania". Tasmanian Geographic. August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021 . Retrieved 4 September 2021. Convicts and the British colonies in Australia". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 December 2015. At the 2002 state election, the Labor Party won 14 of the 25 House seats. The people decreased their vote for the Liberal Party; representation in the Parliament fell to seven seats. 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. Howes, Michael. "United Tasmania Group (UTG)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015 . Retrieved 21 January 2015.

In the novel The Convicts by Iain Lawrence, young Tom Tin is sent to Van Diemen's Land on charges of murder. Tasmania now has a wide range of restaurants, in part due to the arrival of immigrants and changing cultural patterns. Scattered across Tasmania are many vineyards, [179] and Tasmanian beer brands such as Boags and Cascade are known and sold in Mainland Australia. King Island off the northwestern coast of Tasmania has a reputation for boutique cheeses [179] and dairy products. The Governor of Tasmania, being the representative of the Tasmanian head of state, the King of Australia, is officially granted a flag for use on all official occasions. It is identical in design and construction to the flag of Tasmania, except that it features a St. Edward's Crown above the badge to represent vice-regal power. a b "Tasmanian Aboriginal place names". Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019 . Retrieved 30 November 2019.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. [32] These names often come about from lost definitions, where descriptive names have lost their old meanings and have taken on new modern interpretations (e.g. 'Bobs Knobs'). Other names have retained their original meaning, and are often quaint or endearing descriptions (e.g. 'Paradise'). Main article: Aboriginal Tasmanians 1807 engraving by French explorer Charles Alexandre Lesueur shows seafaring Aboriginal people and a large canoe on the eastern shore of Schouten Island Museum of Australian Democracy. "Constitution Act 1855 (Tas)". Documenting Democracy. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021 . Retrieved 25 July 2021. Music events held in Tasmania include the Falls Festival at Marion Bay (a Victorian event now held in both Victoria and Tasmania on New Year's Eve); the Festival of Voices, a national celebration of song held each year in Hobart attracting international and national teachers and choirs in the heart of Winter; and MS Fest, a charity music event held in Launceston to raise money for those with multiple sclerosis. The Cygnet Folk Festival is one of Australia's most iconic folk music festivals and is held in Cygnet in the Huon Valley every year in January. [186] The Tasmanian Lute Festival is an early music event held in different locations in Tasmania every two years. Recent additions to the state arts events calendar include the 10 Days on the Island arts festival, MONA FOMA, run by David Walsh and curated by Brian Ritchie and Dark Mofo also run by David Walsh and curated by Leigh Carmichael. Between 1772 and 1798, recorded European visits were only to the southeastern portion of the island and it was not known to be an island until Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated it in the sloop Norfolk in 1798–1799.