Tasmania. Volume 1. Van Diemen's Land from the earliest times to 1855 Melbourne, Oxford University Press. . Robson, L.L. (1991) A history of Tasmania. Volume II. Colony and state from 1856 to the 1980s Melbourne, Oxford University Press. . External links Constitution Act 1855, establishing an elected parliament in the colony Former British colonies and protectorates in Oceania Former penal colonies Colonial history of Tasmania States and territories established in 1825 1825 establishments in Australia States and territories disestablished in 1856 1856 disestablishments in Oceania