Chained to the soil on the Plains of Emu : a history of the Emu Plains Government Agricultural Establishment 1819-1832
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The Emu Plains Agricultural Establishment operated from 11 September 1819 until 31 August 1832. It was established by Lachlan Macquarie to take the high number of surplus convicts in the colony as well as new arrivals. This book looks at the history of the Emu Plains convict farm, describing what life was like on the farm and the background of the superintendents and the principal men who worked there. This revised edition contains an extensive list of convicts.
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Edition:
Revised edition.
Imprint:
Emu Plains, N.S.W. : Lorraine Stacker ; 2019.
Collation:
219 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography (pages 209-214) and index
Contents:
Principal people -- The Exile of Erin (poem) by John McGarvie -- Locational maps -- ch 1. A most valuable tract of land, Emu Plains 1789-1819 -- ch 2. Deeming it expedient to form an agricultural establishment, Emu Plains 1819-1824 -- ch 3. A picture of comfort, regularity and discipline, Emu Plains 1825-1829 -- ch 4. Emu Plains is to be reduced, Emu Plains 1829-1832 -- Emu Plains (poem) by Don Stacker -- ch 5. Chained to the soil? : convict men and women on The Plains of Emu -- ch 6. Biographies -- Endnotes -- Emu Plains convict men -- Emu Plains convict women.
ISBN:
9780648663904
Dewey class:
994.9994
Language:
English
Subject:
Macquarie, Lachlan, 1761-1824Darling, Ralph, Sir, 1775-1858Jamison, John, Sir, 1776-1844Maxwell, John, 1794-1871Brisbane, Thomas, Sir, 1773-1860Kinghorne, Alexander, 1770-1846Fitzgerald, Richard, 1772-1840Murdoch, Peter, 1795-1871Kinghorne, James, 1794-1859Kinghorne Family (NSW, History)Smith, James, 1795-1851Rawsthorne, Thomas, 1795-1837Rose, Thomas, 1779-1851Watt, William, 1806-1837Peters, Joseph, 1798-1872McCooey, James, 1790-1865Wright, Samuel, CaptainEmu Plains Convict Agricultural Establishment -- New South Wales -- HistoryGrose Farm (Glebe, N.S.W.) -- HistoryWellington Valley Convict Farm (N.S.W.) -- HistoryCarters' Barracks (Sydney, N.S.W.) -- HistoryConvicts -- New South Wales -- Emu Plains -- BiographyLand settlement -- New South Wales -- Emu Plains -- HistoryTucker, James Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh -- CriticismConvicts -- New South Wales -- Emu Plains -- HistoryWomen convicts -- New South Wales -- Emu Plains -- HistoryAgriculture -- New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851Convict farms -- New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851Emu Plains (N.S.W.) -- HistoryNepean River (N.S.W.) -- Discovery and explorationNew South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
BRN:
376339
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 994.9994 CHA | Not for loan (Set: 20 Dec 2019) |
| St Marys | Reference | 994.9994 CHA | Not for loan (Set: 20 Dec 2019) |