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From Fields of Stone See details
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 See details
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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Michael Howe See details
Michael Howe
Michael Howe - the last and worst of the bushrangers of Van Diemen's Land.
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Mortmain – Facsimile Collection of Convict Petitions and Letters from Van Diemen's Land | Eustace FitzSymonds | 1977 | Limited Edition [USED – HCDJ] See details
Mortmain – Facsimile Collection of Convict Petitions and Letters from Van Diemen's Land | Eustace FitzSymonds | 1977 | Limited Edition [USED – HCDJ]

A collection of petitions, memorials and letters from the convict colony of Van Diemen's Land, gathered and transcribed by Eustace FitzSymonds from original documents held in colonial archives, with numerous pages reproduced in facsimile directly from the manuscripts. The documents are the voices of the convict system itself — petitions for mercy, memorials requesting tickets of leave, letters of complaint and protest, correspondence between convicts and colonial administrators.

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My Name is Lizzie Flynn - Rajah Quilt story See details
My Name is Lizzie Flynn - Rajah Quilt story
A story of the Rajah quilt (now held in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra), made by convict women on board the ship 'Rajah' while being transported to Van Diemen's Land.
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No Ordinary Convict - A Welshman Called Rebecca See details
No Ordinary Convict - A Welshman Called Rebecca
The Rebecca Riots took place in Wales between 1839 and 1844 to protest primarily about excessive tolls imposed on travel across the Welsh countryside.
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Norfolk Island and its First Settlement 1788-1814 See details
Norfolk Island and its First Settlement 1788-1814
A history of the first convict settlement of Norfolk Island, which was quite unlike the subsequent second settlement when the island was used as a place of secondary punishment for transported convicts.
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Patchwork Prisoners - the Rajah Quilt See details
Patchwork Prisoners - the Rajah Quilt
Patchwork Prisoners is a study of the 180 female convicts who were transported on the convict ship Rajah from England to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land in 1841, and the Rajah Quilt they made during their voyage.
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Point Puer... the boys' prison of Port Arthur See details
Point Puer... the boys' prison of Port Arthur
A history of Point Puer at Port Arthur convict settlement, Van Diemen's Land - the first exclusive boys prison in the British Empire.
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Port Arthur 1830-1877 See details
Port Arthur 1830-1877
A pocket history of the convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania / Van Diemen's Land.
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Port Arthur Railway Across Tasman Peninsula See details
Port Arthur Railway Across Tasman Peninsula

A history booklet about Australia's first railway, powered by convict labour.

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Port Arthur – A Place of Misery | Maggie Weidenhofer | 1990 [USED] See details
Port Arthur – A Place of Misery | Maggie Weidenhofer | 1990 [USED]

A history of Port Arthur, the convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula that operated from 1830 to 1877. Maggie Weidenhofer covers the establishment and daily operation of the station, the people held there, and its place in Tasmania's convict heritage.

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