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  1. Jun 13, 2024 · Van Diemen's Land is a 2009 Australian thriller set in 1822 in colonial Tasmania. It follows the story of the infamous Irish convict, Alexander Pearce, played by Oscar Redding and his escape with seven other convicts.

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  2. 3 days ago · Van Diemen's Land They both came out around the same time, on the same topic. I've only seen the latter, myself. I'd prefer to see more everyday convict life films set back then, myself. Most transported convicts weren't violent criminals but were split off from their families across the world for the pettiest of things.

  3. May 28, 2024 · Along with British and Irish convicts, 627 free men, women and children were transported to the 19th-century penal colonies of Van Diemen's Land. Their stories, mostly forgotten, are moving.

  4. Jun 9, 2024 · “Van Diemen’s Land” serves as a tribute to OReilly and his struggle for Irish independence. Upon listening to the lyrics, the song expresses the pain of being separated from a loved one, presumably due to incarceration or exile.

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  5. 4 days ago · Pronunciation of Van Diemen's Land with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning and more for Van Diemen's Land.

  6. Jun 5, 2024 · The purpose of Van Diemen’s Land was to serve as a penal colony for British convicts. During the early 19th century, Australia faced an influx of convicts due to overcrowding in prisons on the mainland.

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    2 days ago · Tasman named the island Anthony van Diemen's Land after his sponsor Anthony van Diemen, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies. The name was later shortened to Van Diemen's Land by the British. It was officially renamed Tasmania in honour of its first European discoverer on 1 January 1856.

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