Convicts and Commandants of Norfolk Island 1788-1855
Hazzard, M.197801UU
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This book provides a comprehensive history of the Norfolk Island between its discovery by Captain Cook in 1788 to the closure of the Penal settlement in 1853. It details different stages of the colony's history, including settlement, punishments of convicts, the reformation movement, mutiny's carried out, and the decision by the british government to close the Penal settlement and relocate all remaining convicts to Tasmania, then known as Van Dieman's Land, by 1855.
Main title:
Convicts and Commandants of Norfolk Island 1788-1855 / by Margaret Hazzard
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Imprint:
Norfolk Island : Photopress International 1978
Collation:
57 pages
Notes:
Arthur Street Collection
Dewey class:
994.8202
Language:
English
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BRN:
241974
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.8202 CON | Available |