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The first report of Tasmania
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who landed at today's Blackmans Bay -
James Cook
Captain James Cook landed at Adventure Bay -
Tasmania is an island
Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed through Bass Strait in 1798–99, determining for the first time that Tasmania was an island. -
Black War
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Established as Van Diemen's Land
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Self-governing colony of the British Empire
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State of the Commonwealth of Australia
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Tasmanian fires
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Australia Act
