Van Diemen's Land

Tucked beside a creek, a monument proudly marks it as the first British settlement on what was then called Van Diemen’s Land.

Between 4,000 and 7,000 Aboriginals were spread out over Tasmania, then known as Van Diemen’s Land, when the British military arrived with a group of convicts in 1803.

When Jane Skinner went into labour at Richmond gaol in Van Diemen’s Land, Mary Ann Watson was released from solitary confinement to act as her finger-smith.

William Courtney accused George Bradley of stabbing him in his chest at the Impression Bay probation station in Van Diemen’s Land.

Bates was charged with burglary and transported to Van Diemen’s Land for life.