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The Convict and the Compass
Added: Apr 17, 2026
 
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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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Foot Steps and Voices
Added: May 6, 2026
 
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An historical look into the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, Tasmania / Van Diemen's Land.

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The Men That God Forgot
 
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Historical fiction based on the real hell of a Van Diemen's convict camp and ten men who made a desperate bid for freedom.

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The Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour
 
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An outline of the history of the convict settlement at Macquarie Harbour, on Tasmania's west coast, 1822-1833. Signed by the author.

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The Port Arthur Coal Mines 1833 - 1877
 
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A history of the coal mines at Port Arthur on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula.

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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey
 
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A biography of colonial Australia's most powerful woman, Mary Reibey in Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania.

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The Second Fleet
 
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A book about Britain's grim convict armada of 1790, shipping criminals to the colony of New South Wales.

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The Sherburds
 
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A history of the Sherburds - a family of Van Diemen's Land pioneers, whalers and master mariners descended from convicts and Norfolk Island settlers.

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The Ship That Never Was - used
 
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The greatest escape story of Van Diemen's Land's colonial history by the son of Australia’s best-loved storyteller.

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The Tin Ticket - the heroic journey of Australia's convict women
 
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Tin Ticket tells the story of convict women discarded by their homeland and forgotten by history - who, by sheer force of will, become the heart and soul of a new Australian nation.

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The Travails of Jimmy Porter
 
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A memoir 1802-142, including Macquarie Harbour in 1833, telling the tale of Jimmy Porter, mastermind of the "Frederick" mutineers.

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The Whistling Irish Bushrangers
 
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A short history of Irish bushrangers in Tasmania and South Australia from 1848 to 1863.

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