Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
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Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
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The work Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Great convict stories : dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
- Title remainder
- dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
- Statement of responsibility
- Graham Seal
- Title variation
- Dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
- Subject
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- Australia -- History -- 1788-1900
- Australia -- History -- 1788-1900 -- Biography
- Australia -- History -- 1851-1901
- Australia -- Social conditions -- 1788-1900
- Australian
- Country life -- Australia -- History
- Ex-offenders -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Ex-offenders -- Australia -- Biography
- Australia -- History
- Penal colonies -- Australia -- History
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Biography
- Prisoners -- Australia -- History
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Social conditions
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- History
- Australia -- History -- 1788-1851
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Graham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through sandstone cliffs with hand picks, and men could select wives from a line up at the Female Factory. From the notorious prison regimes at Norfolk Island, Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbour, came chilling accounts of cruelty, murder and even cannibalism. Despite the often harsh conditions, many convicts served their prison terms and built successful lives for themselves and their families. With a cast of colourful characters from around the country: the real Artful Dodger, intrepid bushrangers like Martin Cash and Moondyne Joe, and the legendary nurse Margaret Catchpole, Great Convict Stories offers a fascinating insight into life in Australia's first decades."--Back cover
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- Dewey number
- 994.02
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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