The Convict Valley
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The Convict Valley
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Author : Mark Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2020-06-02
The Convict Valley written by Mark Dunn and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with History categories.
The story of the second British penal settlement in Australia, where a notoriously brutal convict regime became the template for penal stations in other states. Mark Dunn explores relations between the white settlers and the local Aboriginal landholders, and uncovers a long forgotten massacre. Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021 In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and were swept ashore near present-day Newcastle. They were taken in by the Worimi people, given Aboriginal names and started families. Thus began a long and at times dramatic series of encounters between Aboriginal people and convicts in the second penal settlement in Australia. The fertile valley of the Hunter River was the first area outside the Sydney basin explored by the British, and it became one of the largest penal settlements. Today manicured lawns and prosperous vineyards hide the struggle, violence and toil of the thousands of convicts who laid its foundations. The Convict Valley uncovers this rich colonial past, as well as the story of the original Aboriginal landholders. While there were friendships and alliances in the early years, in the later scramble for land in the 1820s - as the Valley was opened to free settlers - tensions rose and bloodshed ensued. With fascinating stories about convicts, white settlers and the Aboriginal inhabitants that have long been forgotten, The Convict Valley is a new Australian history classic. 'Deeply researched and beautifully written.' - Professor Grace Karskens 'Interweaving the Aboriginal, convict and mining pasts of the Hunter Valley, gifted storyteller Dunn reveals the missing and misunderstood complexities of these histories.' - Professor John Maynard 'In this groundbreaking book, Mark Dunn shows how the Hunter Valley became the heartland of convict Australia.' - Professor Lyndall Ryan
The Luck Of The Irish
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Author : Babette Smith
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2014-06-25
The Luck Of The Irish written by Babette Smith and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-25 with History categories.
The author of the bestselling Cargo of Women and Australia's Birthstain tracks the lives of Irish convicts who arrived in Australia the mid-1800s, uncovering a long-lasting influence of the Irish convicts on our national character. The luck of the Irish was chronic bad luck, as their sad history attests. That's how it looked for 250 Irish convicts when their ship, the Hive, sank ignominiously off the New South Wales coast in 1835. Miraculously all survived, guided to safety by local Aboriginal people. They landed at a time when the so-called slave colony was at its height, ruled by the lash and the chain gang. Yet as Babette Smith tracked the lives of the people aboard the Hive, she discovered a very different story. Most were assigned to work on farms or in businesses, building a better life than they possibly could have experienced in Ireland. Surprisingly, in the workforce they found power, which gave rise to the characteristic Australian culture later described by D.H. Lawrence: 'Nobody felt better than anybody else, or higher.' The Luck of the Irish is a fascinating portrait of colonial life in the mid-nineteenth century that reveals how the Irish helped lay the foundations of the Australia we know today. 'Deeply researched and vividly written, it's a terrific new and up-to-date account of the convict experience, mainly from the bottom up. I'm impressed.' - Emeritus Professor Alan Atkinson FAHA, University of Sydney 'Brings the convict era to life through personal stories and insightful analysis.' - Lindsay Tanner
Valley Of Lagoons
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Author : Patricia Shaw
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Valley Of Lagoons written by Patricia Shaw and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Fiction categories.
One man's search for the quickest road to wealth... Patricia Shaw's Valley of Lagoons is a gripping saga of the pioneering men and women who pushed back the frontiers of Australia. The perfect read for fans of Tamara McKinley and Tricia McGill. 'Like Storm Bay, Valley of Lagoons is well-researched and compulsive reading' - Launceston Examiner In 1825 the square-rigger Emma Jane sets sail from England, carrying on board convicts bound for the penal colonies and a handful of paying passengers determined to brave the perilous journey to a new land of opportunity - Australia. The settlers discover that the quickest road to wealth lies in laying claim to vast tracts of cattle-grazing land - though this soon brings them into conflict with fierce Aborigine tribes. Aristocratic Jasin Heselwood, forced to flee England to avoid gambling debts, will stop at nothing to join the elite ranks of cattle kings. Double-crossing friend and foe alike, he starts a feud with the Irish squatter Pace MacNamara that has tragic consequences for both their families. But it is the women who are the true pioneers: Jasin's spoilt wife, Georgina, who refuses to be crushed by his ruthlessness or by his infidelities; and the convict girl Dolour, who is to be his Nemesis... What readers are saying about Valley of Lagoons: 'Fascinating - a real page-turner' 'Wonderful story... landmarks were vivid and made one feel you were there with them' 'Grabbed me right from the start'
Life In The Lower Manning Valley
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Author : Katherine M. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Life In The Lower Manning Valley written by Katherine M. Bell and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with categories.
Thomas Wootton has been convicted of theft and sentenced to seven years with transportation to New South Wales, Australia. On arrival, he takes in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of the new country. He also hears the sound of the lash on convicts' backs. How will he survive? William Wynter and his family have not prospered since the end of the Napoleonic Wars. He has been told there is land for the taking and opportunities for a better life in New South Wales. He makes the decision to migrate with his family. Fate brings both convicts and immigrants to the Lower Manning Valley, home of the Biripi who have lived in this beautiful valley for thousands of years, hunting and gathering food and performing ceremonies. What changes will the newcomers bring to the land and its inhabitants? This intriguing social and local history covers a broad range of trials that affected the lives of the indigenous people who tried to continue their way of life; the settlers who tried to conquer the land; and the men, women, and children who merely strove to survive.
Freedom On The Fatal Shore
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Author : John Hirst
language : en
Publisher: Black Inc.
Release Date : 2008-05-01
Freedom On The Fatal Shore written by John Hirst and has been published by Black Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-01 with History categories.
Freedom on the Fatal Shore brings together John Hirst's two books on the early history of New South Wales. Both are classic accounts which have had a profound effect on the understanding of our history. This combined edition includes a new foreword by the author. Convicts with their "own time", convicts with legal rights, convicts making money, convicts getting drunk - what sort of prison was this? Hirst describes how the convict colony actually worked and how Australian democracy came into being, despite the opposition of the most powerful. He writes: "This was not a society that had to become free; its freedoms were well established from the earliest times." “Colonial Australia was a more ‘normal’ place than one might imagine from the folkloric picture of society governed by the lash and the triangle, composed of groaning white slaves tyrannised by ruthless masters. The book that best conveys this and has rightly become a landmark in recent studies of the System is J.B. Hirst’s Convict Society and Its Enemies.” —Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore “Anyone with an interest in Australian political culture will find The Strange Birth of Colonial Democracy invaluable.” —Professor Colin Hughes, former Electoral Commissioner for the Commonwealth
Tales Of The Convict System Classic Reprint
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Author : Price Warung
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-26
Tales Of The Convict System Classic Reprint written by Price Warung and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-26 with categories.
Excerpt from Tales of the Convict System It has been said by a distinguished Melbourne littemteur that the pages which record the penal chapters of Australian history should be turned down. 7c cannot turn them down if we would. The Transporta tion System has knitted itself into the fibres of our national being. There is notasingle Australasian province (and this includes Victoria, South Australia and Maori land) whose character was left unvitiated by the methods England adopted for the disposal of the criminals she had bred in three provinces the existing legal systems bear the marks of the convict-mould in which they were fashioned in two, peculiar land-tenures obtain which, the corollary of the conditions of penal settlement, blight the whole population today. The convict past of Australia cannot be shut out of sight. N 0 man can put his finger on the date when it ended, for the reason that it glided imperceptibly into the vigorous and splendid, if still imperfect, present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Tocal Land And Its People Before And After 1822
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Author : David Brouwer
language : en
Publisher: CB Alexander Foundation
Release Date : 2023-03-02
The Tocal Land And Its People Before And After 1822 written by David Brouwer and has been published by CB Alexander Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-02 with History categories.
In 1822 a young James Webber, recently arrived in the Colony, took up his land grant on the Paterson River. In that one act of possession, the landscape, managed and maintained by Aboriginal people for many centuries, was changed forever. James and his convict crew carved out a European-style agricultural enterprise by exploiting the rich diversity of the land. In a nod to the earlier custodians, he named his estate ‘Tocal’, an aboriginal word for ‘plenty’. Through toil and enterprise, successive owners grew rich on the Tocal lands, until, in 1965, private ownership ceased, and a new agricultural college was born on the site. That college, now retaining the name given to the land by its original custodians, grew into a thriving educational centre, with tentacles of training reaching throughout the nation. 2022 marks a significant milestone in the history of the land. This brief overview of its story—including the millennia before dispossession—has been compiled by four authors with over 170 years of combined memories associated with Tocal College and recording its agriculture and its history. Over its history, Tocal has touched many families and many lives, and it continues to expand its reach, including to the descendants of its original peoples who cared for and respected its resources. This book in a small way pays homage to all of those lives.
Convict Queen
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Author : Marina Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-09-12
Convict Queen written by Marina Oliver and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-12 with Fiction categories.
Molly Morgan, a Shropshire lass, was transported to the new penal colony at Botany Bay in 1790. She survived with the help of her lovers, and stowed away to come back to England, one of the few convicts to manage this. She was transported a second time. Later, because of her wealth and good works she became known as the Queen of Hunter Valley.
Tales Of The Convict System 1892
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Author : Price Warung
language : en
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Tales Of The Convict System 1892 written by Price Warung and has been published by Kessinger Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Law categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
A Convict Pioneer
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Author : B.G & P.C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-01-21
A Convict Pioneer written by B.G & P.C. Smith and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-21 with History categories.
The life and times of Cooper Smith, A Convict Pioneer who lived from 1827 to 1871. He was a convict transported from England to Van Diemen's Land in 1845, to serve 12 years hard labour in the British Penal Colony which is now Tasmania, Australia. The untold story of our great great grandfather a convict pioneer. He spent time in Avoca, Buckland, Butler Point near Bicheno, Cascades, Castle Forbes Bay, Fingal, Franklin, Hobart, Hobart Prison Barracks or Tench, Victoria Huon, Lenah Valley, Lucaston, Rokeby, Impression Bay, Long Point Maria Island, New Town, Lagoon Bay and Launceston in Tasmania, clearing the land and building the infrastructure for future generations of Australians to enjoy.