Van Diemen's Land Company controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1830
Thylacine persecution
The company introduced bounties for thylacines, encouraging their killing and contributing to the broader colonial persecution and ecological disruption that preceded the species' extinction.
1830
Decline of Tasmanian emu populations
The company's land conversion and hunting practices were associated with the decimation and eventual disappearance of local Tasmanian emu populations.
1826
Dispossession and violence against the Peerapper
The company's expansion appropriated Peerapper Country in north-western Tasmania. Under colonial manager Edward Curr, company employees participated in violent campaigns, including the Cape Grim massacre, and pursued the killing or removal of Indigenous people. By 1835, the Peerapper had been largely destroyed as a resident community in the region.