See quotation,and Derwenter.
1896. `The Argus,' Jan. 2, p. 3, col. 4, Letters to theEditor:
«`Dervener.' – – An expression used in continental Australia for aman from the Derwent in Tasmania. Common up till 1850 atleast. – – David Blair.»
Ibid. Jan. 3, p. 6, col. 6:
«With respect to `dervener,' the word was in use while the blueshirt race existed [sc. convicts], and these people did notbecome extinct until after 1860. – – Cymro-Victoria.»