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The Convict and the Compass – The Untold Story of Irish Political Convict and Colonial Surveyor James Meehan | Peter Bradley | 2025 [NEW – HCDJ] See details
The Convict and the Compass – The Untold Story of Irish Political Convict and Colonial Surveyor James Meehan | Peter Bradley | 2025 [NEW – HCDJ]
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James Meehan was sentenced at 26 for his role in an uprising against British rule in Ireland and arrived in Australia in 1800 as a convict servant to English explorer Charles Grimes. Through talent and persistence he rose to become Acting Surveyor General of the New South Wales colony, working under five governors from 1800 to 1822.

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Convicts

Books covering Tasmania's convict era – transportation, penal settlements such as Port Arthur and Sarah Island, convict ships and records, and the individual stories of convicts sent to Van Diemen's Land. A well-used section for family historians researching convict ancestors, as well as general readers interested in this defining chapter of Tasmania's past.

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Women of Van Diemen's Land - Staffordshire convicts See details
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Gladys Dinnacombe, a UK author, delves into the history of the women of Staffordshire and their families who were transported as convicts to Van Diemen's Land.
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