Within three years of the first settlement in Van Diemen’s Land, food supplies were so low the Governor needed to requisition stores from passing ships. In 1806, whalers from the Ferret were flogged for refusing to hand over two casks of biscuits and three casks of flour. Government livestock in 1804 totalled 21 cattle, 39 … Continue reading 1806 Food crisis in Van Diemen’s Land
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1806 Food crisis in Van Diemen’s Land
Within three years of the first settlement in Van Diemen’s Land, food supplies were so low the Governor needed to requisition stores from passing ships. In 1806, whalers from the Ferret were flogged for refusing to hand over two casks of biscuits and three casks of flour. Government livestock in 1804 totalled 21 cattle, 39 … Continue reading 1806 Food crisis in Van Diemen’s Land