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Mary Proctor - Convict, Pioneer and Settler
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The true story of Mary Procter, a female convict transported to Van Diemen's Land in the 1820s.

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Letters of An Irish Patriot
Added: Mar 12, 2026
 
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The letters of Irish exile William Paul Dowling, who established himself as an artist and photographer after being transported to Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania for sedition in 1848.

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The Journal of Arthur Bowes Smyth
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The 1787-1789 journal of the surgeon onboard the First Fleet convict transportation ship "Lady Penrhyn" - notable for the high survival rate of its more than 100 female prisoners.

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Some Notes on Maria Island and its Penal Settlements
 
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A short history of the convict settlements on Maria Island, just a little way off the East Coast of Tasmania.

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Tasmania's Convicts - hardcover
 
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While the public stigma of its convict past has given way to a contemporary fascination with colonial history, in Tasmania's Convicts Alison Alexander debates whether the convict past lingers deep in the psyche of white Tasmania.

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Tasmania's Convicts - softcover
 
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How felons built a free society - Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania.

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Tasmanian Rogues & Absconders Volume 1 - New Frontiers 1803-1821
 
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A look at some of the history of Tasmania's early beginnings as a penal colony of the British Empire, covering the period 1803-1821.

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Ten Rogues - the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land
 
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A band of convicts, a scoundrel by the name of Jimmy Porter, a stolen brig and a daring plan for escape.


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Thanks a lot, Guv!
 
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Thanks a Lot, Guv! tells the stories of eight convicts, from trial in England to detention and freedom in Van Diemen's Land - John Ireland Hyland & Harriet James, James Britton, Sophia & James Charles Gunyon, William Heard, Isaac Ikey and Ann Solomon.

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The Australian Convict Recipe Book
 
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This little cookbook includes 150 practical recipes from colonial Tasmanian times plus historical photographs, convict rules and rations and the unabridged story of Bessie Baldwin, convict cook to Governor Sir John Franklin.

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The Convict Days of Port Arthur
 
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Illustrated with 19th Century photographs by J.W. Beattie.

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The Convict King
 
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The life and adventures of Jorgen Jorgenson.

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The Convict Letter Writer
 
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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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