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Mount Heemskirk
Mount Heemskirk is a mountain in Western Tasmania, west of the West Coast Range. It has an elevation of above sea level. The closest town is Zeehan, about 14 kilometres (9 mi) away. History The indigenous Peerapper name for the mountain is recorded as ''Roeinrim'' or ''Traoota munatta''. European naming On 24 November 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European explorer to sight and document the Heemskirk and West Coast Ranges. Tasman sailed his ships close to the coastal area which today encompasses the Southwest Conservation Area, south of Macquarie Harbour, but was unable to send a landing party ashore due to poor weather and did not make contact with any South West Tasmanian groups. In their circumnavigation of Tasmania between 1798 and 1799, George Bass and Matthew Flinders named the Heemskirk Ranges mountains Mount Heemskirk and Mount Zeehan after Tasman's ships, the warship '' Heemskerck'' (itself named after Jacob van Heemskerck, whose surname m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. It is mainly isolated rough country and is associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the location of an early convict settlement in the early history of Van Diemen's Land, and contrasts sharply with the more developed and populous northern and eastern parts of the island state. Climate The west coast has a much cooler and wetter climate when compared to the east coast. Frequent low pressure systems hit the west coast causing heavy rain, snow, and ice. The West Coast Range blocks these systems from impacting the east, therefore making the West Coast a rain catchment with some areas receiving over of rain a year. In winter temperatures at sea level hover around , and when not raining, morning frost is common. The temperatures are much lower inland from the coast with maximums in winter often failing to surpass . Typically, the snow line in winter is around 900 metres (3000 ft), ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heemskerck (1638 Ship)
''Heemskerck'' was the flagship of Abel Tasman, Abel Janszoon Tasman's exploratory voyage of 1642. She and her consort ''Zeehaen'' were the first European ships to explore the south coast of Australia, including Tasmania, cross the Tasman Sea, and reach New Zealand among other achievements. Construction and characteristics ''Heemskerck'' was built by the Dutch East India Company, known as the "VOC" in its Dutch acronym. She was launched in 1638. There are no contemporary detailed descriptions of ''Heemskerck''. Tasman's journal includes a few simple sketches by artist Isaack Gilsemans, Isaac Gilsemans, who accompanied the voyage, and a handful of written details about the ship's characteristics, but much of the ship's design must be inferred from the standards promulgated by the VOC to its shipbuilders, and information on other ships of her type. Since every ship of this era was hand-built and subject to ad hoc repairs in distant ports, there is no assurance that ''Heemsker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby, Tasmania
Derby ( ) is a town in north-east Tasmania, Australia, situated at the confluence of the Cascade and Ringarooma Rivers. Originally established in the 1870s during Tasmania's mining boom, Derby flourished as a hub for tin mining and timber milling. Derby reached its peak in the late 19th century, when its population reached over 3,000, and the Briseis Mine was producing upwards of of tin per month. On 4 April 1929, the Briseis Dam, which was used by the mine, burst after heavy rains and the Cascade River flooded the town, killing 14 people. The mine eventually reopened in 1934 although it never reached the same level of output as it had in the last century and closed in 1948. Derby has undergone a remarkable transformation since 2015, emerging as a premier adventure tourism destination for mountain biking in Australia, hosting international enduro events for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 2017, 2019 and 2023. Echoes of Derby's mining heyday are evidenced by prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kelly (Australian Explorer)
James Kelly (1791–1859) was an Australian mariner, explorer and port official. Life James Kelly was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, New South Wales. He was probably the son of James Kelly, a cook in the convict transport ''Queen'', and Catherine Devereaux, a convict transported for life from Dublin in the same ship. Kelly was first apprenticed as a seaman in 1804 and sailed in vessels engaged in the sealing and sandalwood trades as well as making a voyage to India. In 1812, he was chief officer of the full-rigged ship ''Campbell Macquarie'' on a sealing voyage when the ship was wrecked on Macquarie Island. He became the first Australian-born master mariner with voyages in the sealing industry and general trade between Hobart and Sydney. In 1814, he was master of the '' Henrietta Packet'', a schooner owned by Thomas William Birch. carrying passengers and cargo between colonial ports. In December 1815, Kelly left Hobart in command of an expedition to circumnaviga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risdon Cove
Risdon Cove is a cove located on the east bank of the Derwent River, Tasmania, Derwent River, approximately north of Hobart, Tasmania. It was the site of the first United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British settlement in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The cove was named by John Hayes (explorer), John Hayes, who mapped the river in the ship ''Duke of Clarence'' in 1794, after his second officer William Bellamy Risdon. In 1803 Lieutenant John Bowen (colonist), John Bowen was sent to establish a settlement in Van Diemen's Land. On the advice of the explorer George Bass he had chosen Risdon Cove. While the site was a good one from a defensive point of view, the soil was poor and water scarce. anchored at Risdon on the eastern shore of the Derwent River (Tasmania), Derwent River on Wednesday 8 September 1803, five days before the whaler arrived with Lt. Bowen on board. The 49 people aboard the ''Lady Nelson'' and Albion made a curious part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart ( ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent (Tasmania), River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly half of Tasmania's population, Hobart is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest by population and area after Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin if territories are taken into account. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Its skyline is dominated by the Mount Wellington (Tasmania), kunanyi / Mount Wellington, and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural Port of Hobart, port in the world, with much of the city's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land. The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania during the European exploration of Australia, European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The Aboriginal Tasmanians, Aboriginal-inhabited island was first visited by the Dutch ship captained by Abel Tasman in 1642, working under the sponsorship of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The British retained the name when they established a settlement in 1803 before it became a separate colony in 1825. Its Penal colony, penal colonies became notorious destinations for the Convicts in Australia, transportation of convicts due to the harsh environment, isolation and reputation for being escape-proof. The name was changed to Tasmania on 1st January 1856 to disassociate the island from its convict past and to honour its discoverer, Abel Tasman. The old name had become a byword for horror in England because of the severity of its convict settlements such as Macq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is a publicly-owned statutory organisation that is politically independent and accountable; for example, through its production of annual reports, and is bound by provisions contained within the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an Act of Federal Parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux (; 8 November 1737 – 21 July 1793) was a French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Isle de France (Mauritius), governor of Isle de France from 1787 to 1789. He is best known for his exploration of the Australian coast in 1792 while searching for Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse. Early career Bruni d'Entrecasteaux was born to Dorothée de Lestang-Parade and Jean Baptiste Bruny, at Aix-en-Provence in 1739. His father was a member of the ''Parlement'' of Provence. Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux was educated at a Jesuit school and reportedly intended to become a priest in the Society of Jesus, but his father intervened and enlisted him in the French Navy in 1754. In the Battle of Minorca (1756), Battle of Minorca, which secured the Balearic Islands for France, Bruni d'Entrecasteaux served as a midshipman aboard the 26-gun ''Minerve'', and in April 1757 he was com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Place Names Of Dutch Origin In Australia
Of an estimated 200 place names the Dutch bestowed on Australian localities in the 17th century as a result of the Dutch voyages of exploration along the western, northern and southern Australian coasts, only about 35 can still be found on current maps. Five out of six names were either renamed or forgotten or their locations were lost.Jan TentGeographic and Linguistic Reflections on Moent and Dubbelde Ree: Two of Australia’s First Recorded Placenames, ''Geographical Research'' 44(4):372–385 Other places were named after the early Dutch explorers by later British explorers or colonists, for instance the Australian state of Tasmania is named after Abel Tasman. Australia itself was called New Holland by the English and Nieuw Holland by the Dutch. Places named by the Dutch Queensland The Dutch charted the western side of Cape York Peninsula and the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Willem Janszoon made the first recorded European landfall in Australia during the Janszo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicised
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language or culture; institutional, in which institutions are influenced by those of England or the United Kingdom; or Anglicisation (linguistics), linguistic, in which a non-English term or name is altered due to the cultural influence of the English language.Bridge, Carl, and Fedorowich, Kent. ''The British World: Diaspora, Culture, and Identity'', 2003, p. 89. "Beyond gaps in our information about who or what was affected by anglicisation is the matter of understanding the process more fully in terms of agency, periodisation, and extent and limitations." It can also refer to the influence of English soft power, which includes media, cuisine, popular culture, technology, business practices, laws and political systems. Anglicisation first occurre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Library Of South Australia
The State Library of South Australia, or SLSA, formerly known as the Public Library of South Australia, located on North Terrace, Adelaide, is the official library of the Australian state of South Australia. It is the largest public research library in the state, with a collection focus on South Australian information, being the repository of all printed and audiovisual material published in the state, as required by legal deposit legislation. As of 2025, SLSA’s current holdings exceed 4 million items which are composed and not limited to rare books, maps, manuscripts and ephemera. It holds the "South Australiana" collection, which documents South Australia from pre-European settlement to the present day, as well as general reference material in a wide range of formats, including digital, film, sound and video recordings, photographs, and microfiche. Its OneSearch portal fosters the unification between physical and digital collections, enabling seamless discovery and remote acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
