Anton van Diemen
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Anton van Diemen , 1593-1645, Dutch colonial official. As governor-general for the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after 1636, he captured Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Malacca from the Portuguese. He sent Abel Tasman on exploring voyages. Tasman called an island that he found (1642) Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
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; ...RACING AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP at Calder Park, Vic: Rd 7: Race 1: S McColl (Van Diemen, Vic) W Davison (Van Diemen, Vic) A Jones (Van Diemen, NSW) J Cotter (Spectrum, NSW) R Kelly (Van Diemen, Vic) T Ceveri (Van Diemen, Vic) W Power...
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; ...Results karcher KARCHER FORMULA FORD TRACK ATTACK: Race 2: C Murchison (WA) Van Diemen 1, O Kelly (Tas) Spectrum 2, R Kelly (Vic) Van Diemen 3, W Davison (Vic) Van Diemen 4, S McColl (NSW) Van Diemen 5, S Wheeler (WA) Van Diemen 6, R Stone (Vic...
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; ...Championships at Phillip Island: 1. Neil McFadyen (Van Diemen RF94) 1:41.6869 2. Glen Hastings (Van Diemen RF01) +0.0706 3. Justin Cotter (Spectrum...Macrow (Spectrum 09) +0.6719 5. Mark Ceveri (Van Diemen RF95) +0.7881 6. Tony Pugliese (Van Diemen...
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; ...Qualifying (combined results): Andrew Jones (Van Diemen RF02) 1:40.5282 1, Mark Winterbottom (Spectrum 09) 1:40.5745 2, Marcus Marshall (Van Diemen RF01) 1:40.8859 3, Jamie Whincup (Van Diemen RF01) 1:41.0527 4, Glen Hastings (Van Diemen...
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; ...Western Australia: Race 1: S Kostera (WA, Van Diemen RF94) 1, G Ritter (Vic, Mygale SJ98) 2, L Stevenson (NZ, Spectrum 07) 3, C Murchison (WA, Van Diemen RF98) 4, T Mecklem (NSW, Van Diemen RF91) 5, A Seward (Vic, Spectrum 06) 6, S...
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; ...SA: Finals: Race 1: R Kelly (Van Diemen, Vic) 1, L Youlden (Mygale, Vic...Spectrum, NSW) 3, W Davison (Van Diemen, Vic) 4, T Hanger (Spectrum, NSW...Marshall (Spectrum, Qld) 6, D Orr (Van Diemen, Vic) 7, C Templer (Spectrum...
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