The first cemetery is established in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, Australia.
The
first European explorer to report the existence of what is now called
Tasmania was Dutch seaman Abel Janszoon Tasman, of the Dutch East India
Company. In November 1642, he discovered a previously unknown island on
his voyage past the "Great South Land", or "New Holland", as the Dutch
called Australia. He named it "Antony Van Diemen's Land" in honour of
the High Magistrate, or Governor-General of Batavia.
Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania, Australia, and is the second
oldest city in Australia, with Sydney being the oldest.
The city began as a penal colony at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River in
Van Diemen's Land in 1803 to offset British concerns over the presence
of French explorers. On 24 April 1804, the first cemetery was
established on Van Diemen's Land. Named St David's Cemetery, it has
since been transformed into St David's Park.
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