Category Archives: Handwritten Acts

VDL Governor’s Despatches to Colonial Office 1826 to 1832

Posted on 23/10/2021 by dashea2014

One of the puzzles encountered when preparing to transfer the official copies of the legislation passed by the Legislative Council of Van Diemen’s Land was the whereabouts of some of the manuscript copies of Acts from 1826-1832. In theory all … Continue reading →

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Manuscript copies of VDL Acts – 1830-1851

Posted on 13/10/2021 by dashea2014

In 1945 the National Library of Australia and Archive repositories in the United Kingdom and Ireland began a collaborative project to copy historical records relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Microfilming commenced in 1948, continuing until the Project … Continue reading →

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VDL Statutes 1830 already in TAHO collection

Posted on 05/10/2019 by dashea2014

A search in Enrolments of Acts of Council (Series SC202) at the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office has identified 14 original copies of VDL Statutes for the year 1830 that have already been transferred to TAHO: SC202/1/1 – 10 Geo … Continue reading →

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Missing Acts

Posted on 07/09/2019 by dashea2014

The Acts Custody Act 1858, passed some three years after the name change for the Colony of Van Diemen’s Land to Tasmania, made provision for the custody of all the Acts of the Legislature of Tasmania. Section 1 of the … Continue reading →

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Original copies 1826-1851

Posted on 04/09/2019 by dashea2014

The first step towards an independent law-making governing body for Van Diemen’s Land was the separation of the Island dependency from the Colony of New South Wales. On 17 July 1825 King George IV had signed a warrant (issued under … Continue reading →

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