• The history of Tasmania begins at the end of the Last Glacial Period (approximately 12,000 years ago) when it is believed that the island was joined to...
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    Tasmania (/tæzˈmeɪniə/; palawa kani: lutruwita) is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres (150 miles) to the south of the Australian...
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  • Jewish populations have existed in most of the history of settled Tasmania, Australia. 376 people in Tasmania listed Judaism as their religion in the...
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    The Colony of Tasmania (more commonly referred to simply as "Tasmania") was a British colony that existed on the island of Tasmania from 1856 until 1901...
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    Tasmania Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has more than 1,300 officers...
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    the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the...
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  • This article outlines the history of Smooth Island, popularly known as Garden Island, in Norfolk Bay, Tasmania. The names come from the island's gently...
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    state of Tasmania is sometimes omitted from maps of Australia. Such omissions often provoke outrage from Tasmanians. In 1909, the Daily Post of Hobart...
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    Secessionism in Tasmania has been proposed several times throughout Tasmania's history. Before Federation, there was a lot of support for Tasmania joining the...
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  • The British colonisation of Tasmania took place between 1803 and 1830. Known as Van Diemen's Land, the name changed to Tasmania, when the British government...
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