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From Fields of Stone
Added: Jun 6, 2026
The history of female convict Nappy King in famine Ireland & colonial Tasmania.

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The Convict and the Compass
Added: Apr 17, 2026
Sentenced at 26 years old for his role in an uprising against British rule in Ireland, James Meehan arrived in Australia in 1800 as a convict servant to English explorer Charles Grimes.

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The Convict Letter Writer
The extraordinary story of a woman's journey from convict maid in Campbell Town to prosperity, status and wealth on the other side of the world.

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The Convict Probation System - Van Diemen's Land 1839-1854
A study of the probation system of convict discipline together with C.J. LaTrobe's 1847 report on its operation, and the 1845 report of James Boyd on the probation station at Darlington, Maria Island.

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The Convict Settlers of Australia
An enquiry into the origin and character of the convicts transported to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1787-1852.

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The Convict Ships 1787-1868
Charles Bateson reconstructs the voyages of the ships transporting convicts to Australia and also the administrative system under which the ships were selected, manned, provisioned and despatched with their miserable human freight to face a 13,000 mile voyage over tempestuous and largely uncharted seas.

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The Convict Theatres of Early Australia
A history of convict theatres in early Australia between 1788 and 1840.

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The Crimes of The First Fleet Convicts
A comprehensive register with crimes and sentences of the 778 First Fleet convicts that set out from England in 1787 to establish a penal colony in New South Wales.

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The Diemenois - A Novel in Pictures
A graphic novel... On the 5th of May 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, died of stomach cancer. Or did he?Little is known about the French Tasmanian colony of la Ville de Baudin. Less still about its most mysterious colonist, Henri Maurice Claudet.

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The Dillingham Convict Letters: Van Diemen's Land 1831-1839 - Cypress 1970 (Used)

This relatively scarce historical booklet compiles the original correspondence of William Dillingham, documenting his experiences from the prison hulks at Woolwich, his voyage aboard the transport ship Catherine Stewart Forbes, and his subsequent assignment in Sandy Bay and Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, between 1831 and 1839.


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The English Convict Hulks
A history of the English convict hulks 1600s -1868 and the transportation of criminals to Australia.

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The English Dane - hardcover, used
From King of Iceland to Tasmanian convict, Jorgen Jorgenson was a Dane who made Britain his adopted country - restless for adventure, he began his career by sailing to establish the new colony of Tasmania.

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