#Van Diemen&039;s Land

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#OTD in 1875 – John Mitchell returns from America one day after being elected MP for Tipperary.

Mitchel’s election was deemed invalid as he was a convicted felon for his activities with the Young Ireland movement. In poor health, he would die weeks later on 20th March. Mitchel wrote for The Nation and was founder of The United Irishman newspaper which openly preached rebellion against England returns to Ireland. Convicted of treason in 1848, Mitchel was sentenced to fourteen years’…

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#America #American Civil War #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #John Mitchel #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Young Ireland

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The Gloaming 1x07: "The Mark of the Witch"

The Gloaming 1×07: “The Mark of the Witch”

Stan’s The Gloaming 1×07: “The Mark of the Witch” Directed by Greg McLean Written by Victoria Madden

* For a recap & review of the previous episode, “Heathen Dogs” – click here * For a recap & review of the Season 1 finale, “The Night of the Mothers” – click here We begin in Van Diemen’s Land, 1851. A group of British officers were…

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#1851 #Emma Booth #Ewen Leslie #Gothic #Martin Henderson #Occult #Rena Owen #Star of the Forest Church #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Witchcraft

[hjfoley]

For the Term of His Natural Life 1927

For the Term of His Natural Life 1927

Based on the Australian classic by Marcus Clarke, the story of convict Rufus Dawe was based on fact and reflects that of many convicts of Australia’s early days. Rufus Dawe has been wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit, and sent to the harsh penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land, Australia – for the term of his natural life. In his attempts to escape the colony forever, he falls in love…

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#Adventure #Australia #Dunstan Webb #Eva Novak #George Fisher #Movies 1927 #Norman Dawn #prison #Romance #Van Diemen&039;s Land

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Siete películas que han provocado desmayos, vómitos y hasta la muerte

Siete películas que han provocado desmayos, vómitos y hasta la muerte

Para muchos, el cine es una experiencia mágica a la cual viajamos mientras nos desconectamos del mundo. Y mientras la mayor parte del tiempo es una aventura maravillosa, otras tantas también puede ser la causa de reacciones extremas por parte de la audiencia.

Además de hacernos reír y llorar, se conocen casos en los cuales las películas han llevado al público a vomitar, desmayarse, sentirse…

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#127 hours #Antichrist #avatar #Danny Boyle #james cameron #James Franco #Lars Von Trier #Mel Gibson #The Exorcist #The Last House on the Left #The Passion Of The Christ #Van Diemen&039;s Land #wes craven #william friedkin

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The Transportation of Angus Gillies

The Transportation of Angus Gillies

Angus Gillies from Inverness-shire was convicted of simple larceny (theft) at the Old Bailey in London in February 1845 and sentenced to seven years transportation. I don’t know what attracted Angus Gillies to make the long journey south into England but he worked for a time in the household of a Dr Dowler, as a carer for a man described at the time as ‘a lunatic’. Dr Dowler’s cook and…

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#Angus Gillies #Australia #Bermuda #convict ships #convicts #Inverness-shire #Ireland #Irish famine #larceny #Old Bailey #Scotland #Van Diemen&039;s Land

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Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851

Van Diemen’s Land v Port Phillip, 1851

A cricket match on 11 and 12 February 1851, played by teams from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) and Port Phillip District (now Victoria), was the first between two Australian colonies, recognised in later years as the initial first-class cricket match in Australia. It took place at the Launceston Racecourse (pictured in 2009). The match was one of the celebratory events marking the separation…

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#1851 #Van Diemen&039;s Land v Port Phillip #Wikipedia

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Russell Morris Does It Again, But Even Better

Russell Morris Does It Again, But Even Better

The fairy tale continues for Russell Morris.

I remember seeing him at an in-store (Basement Discs, Melbourne) in March 2013.  Morris was showcasing songs from his new album Sharkmouth– a blues album based on Australian stories and legends.  He mentioned that the album had been rejected by just about every record label and he determined to release it himself, such was his passion for the material…

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#Fanfare Records #Russell Morris #Sharkmouth #Van Diemen&039;s Land

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#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger and son of Tipperary transportee, is hanged in Melbourne.

‘Ah, well, I suppose it has come to this’, as the rope was being placed round his neck. Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. His legacy is controversial; some consider him to be a murderous villain, while others view him as a folk hero and Australia’s equivalent of Robin Hood. Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father. The Australian Dictionary of…

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#Co. Tipperary #Edward “Ned” Kelly #England #Folklore #Ireland #Irish-Australian History #John (Red) Kelly #Melbourne #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Victoria

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#OTD in 1803 – Birth of William Smith O’Brien in Dromoland, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare.

William Smith O’Brien was a Protestant Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language. He was convicted of sedition for his part in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, but his sentence of death was commuted to deportation to Van Diemen’s Land. In 1854, he was released on the condition of exile from Ireland,…

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#Co. Clare #Dromoland #England #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #Newmarket-on-Fergus #Sedition #The Irish Times #Van Diemen&039;s Land #William Smith O&039;Brien #Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848

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#OTD in 1872 – John Mitchel returns to Ireland from America.

John Mitchel was born at Camnish, near Dungiven, Co Derry. The Irish nationalist, writer for The Nation and founder of The United Irishman newspaper openly preached rebellion against England. Convicted of treason in 1848, Mitchel was sentenced to fourteen years’ transportation in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). In 1853, he escaped to America, where he published his Jail Journal. While in America,…

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#American Civil War #Camnish #Co Derry #Co. Down #Dungiven #Great Hunger #Jail Journal #John Mitchel #John Mitchel Place #Nationalist #Newry #Slavery #The Nation #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Writer

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#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.

Edward “Ned” Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. His legacy is controversial; some consider him to be a murderous villain, while others view him as a folk hero and Australia’s equivalent of Robin Hood. Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father. The Australian Dictionary of Biography states Kelly was “the eldest son of John (Red) Kelly and his wife Ellen, née Quinn.…

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#Bushranger #Co. Tipperary #Edward “Ned” Kelly #England #Folklore #Ireland #Irish-Australian History #John (Red) Kelly #Melbourne #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Victoria

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#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.

#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.

Edward “Ned” Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. His legacy is controversial; some consider him to be a murderous villain, while others view him as a folk hero and Australia’s equivalent of Robin Hood. Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father. The Australian Dictionary of Biography states Kelly was “the eldest son of John (Red) Kelly and his wife Ellen, née Quinn.…

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#Bushranger #Co. Tipperary #Edward “Ned” Kelly #England #Folklore #Ireland #Irish-Australian History #John (Red) Kelly #Melbourne #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Victoria

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#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger and son of Tipperary transportee, is hanged in Melbourne.

#OTD in 1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger and son of Tipperary transportee, is hanged in Melbourne.

‘Ah, well, I suppose it has come to this’, as the rope was being placed round his neck. Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. His legacy is controversial; some consider him to be a murderous villain, while others view him as a folk hero and Australia’s equivalent of Robin Hood. Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father. The Australian Dictionary of…

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#Co. Tipperary #Edward “Ned” Kelly #England #Folklore #Ireland #Irish-Australian History #John (Red) Kelly #Melbourne #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Victoria

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#OTD in 1803 – Birth of William Smith O’Brien in Dromoland, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare.

#OTD in 1803 – Birth of William Smith O’Brien in Dromoland, Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare.

William Smith O’Brien was a Protestant Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language. He was convicted of sedition for his part in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, but his sentence of death was commuted to deportation to Van Diemen’s Land. In 1854, he was released on the condition of exile from Ireland,…

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#Co. Clare #Dromoland #England #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #Newmarket-on-Fergus #Sedition #The Irish Times #Van Diemen&039;s Land #William Smith O&039;Brien #Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848

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#OTD in 1872 – John Mitchel returns to Ireland from America.

#OTD in 1872 – John Mitchel returns to Ireland from America.

John Mitchel was born at Camnish, near Dungiven, Co Derry. The Irish nationalist, writer for The Nation and founder of The United Irishman newspaper openly preached rebellion against England. Convicted of treason in 1848, Mitchel was sentenced to fourteen years’ transportation in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). In 1853, he escaped to America, where he published his Jail Journal. While in America,…

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#American Civil War #Camnish #Co Derry #Co. Down #Dungiven #Great Hunger #Jail Journal #John Mitchel #John Mitchel Place #Nationalist #Newry #Slavery #The Nation #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Writer

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#OTD in 1875 – John Mitchell returns from America one day after being elected MP for Tipperary.

#OTD in 1875 – John Mitchell returns from America one day after being elected MP for Tipperary.

Mitchel’s election was deemed invalid as he was a convicted felon for his activities with the Young Ireland movement. In poor health, he would die weeks later on 20th March. Mitchel wrote for The Nation and was founder of The United Irishman newspaper which openly preached rebellion against England returns to Ireland. Convicted of treason in 1848, Mitchel was sentenced to fourteen years’…

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#America #American Civil War #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #John Mitchel #Van Diemen&039;s Land #Young Ireland