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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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Probation in Paradise See details
Probation in Paradise
Probation in Paradise tells the history of convict probationers on Tasman's and Forestier's peninsulas, Van Diemen's Land, 1841-1857.
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Recovering Convict Lives - Port Arthur See details
Recovering Convict Lives - Port Arthur
An historical archaeology of the Port Arthur Penitentiary in Tasmania.
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Repression, Reform & Resilience See details
Repression, Reform & Resilience
A history of the Cascades Female Factory edited by Alison Alexander.
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Reverend George Eastman - The Convicts' Good Parson See details
Reverend George Eastman - The Convicts' Good Parson
The story of a parson who believed that convicts in the later period of Van Diemen's Land's transportation era (1844-1870) could be reformed and who did all within his ability to help them achieve this lofty goal.
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Sarah Island - used See details
Sarah Island - used
An account of the convict settlements of Sarah Island, west coast Tasmania from 1822-1832 and 1846-1847.
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Sarah's Story See details
Sarah's Story
A convict's tale of strength and resilience for younger readers.
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Shadow over Tasmania See details
Shadow over Tasmania
Journalist Coultman Smith wrote this very popular small book telling "the truth / whole story about the State's convicts". It has been reprinted many times since its first publication in 1941, although it is now out of print.
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Some Notes on Maria Island and its Penal Settlements See details
Some Notes on Maria Island and its Penal Settlements
A short history of the convict settlements on Maria Island, just a little way off the East Coast of Tasmania.
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Sullivan Bay See details
Sullivan Bay
How the convict settlement intended for Port Phillip was moved to Van Diemen's Land.
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Tasmania v. British Empire See details
Tasmania v. British Empire

A history of the battle to end convict transportation from Britain to Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania.

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