On 14 January 1834, the last ship built at the closing Macquarie Harbour penal station on Sarah Island — the brig Frederick — was seized by ten convicts led by James Porter, a former sailor with previous experience in Chile. Using only dead reckoning, with no charts or chronometer, they sailed the untested vessel roughly 13,000 km across the Pacific to Chile, before scuttling her off the coast and reaching Valdivia, where they lived under assumed identities as shipwrecked sailors for two years.
A history book for children, about intrepid explorer Matthew Flinders, who circumnavigated and charted the coast of Australia between 1802-1803 accompanied by his mischievous but faithful cat, Trim.
A summary of the history and a guide to the Portland district in north east Tasmania, originally published around 1934 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the discovery of alluvial tin ore, and reprinted here in 1987.
From Tasmania to Paris and beyond, an enchanting story of the proprietor of a specialist chocolate shop who must learn that some rules are meant to be broken - this real-life fairy godmother must learn to find her own magic.
