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Place of banishment : Port Macquarie 1818 to 1832

McLachlan, Iaen1988
Books, Manuscripts
A story of pioneers, courage, endurance, punishment and death; of runaways and Aborigines; of bitter clashes between officers; and of mismanagement of early ventures into sugar growing. Based on extensive research of original documetns, the racy narrative will intrigue all those interested in Australia's convict past.
Imprint:
Sydney : Hale & Iremonger, 1988
Collation:
242 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles
Contents:
Saga of a perilous journey, 1818 -- Surveying the Port, 1819 -- Decision, 1819 to 1820 -- Allman is briefed, 1821 -- The 'First Fleet', 1821 -- The great builder -- Governor's visit, November 1821 -- The astronomer -- First commandment, 1822 to 1824 -- The Aborigines -- Notorious bar -- Lady Nelson -- Female factory -- Captain John Rolland -- Stormy Petrel -- Exit prisoners from 1826 -- Cedar -- Failure of sugar industry -- Parker's mismanagement -- Revealing enquiry, 1828 -- Thomas Crown murdered -- Strange relationship -- Beginning of the end, 1829 -- Land grants -- Mystery, seduction and so forth -- St Thomas' church -- Settlement orders, 1828 to 1832 -- Bitter changeover, 1832 -- Appendixes -- Index.
Dewey class:
994.4202
Language:
English
BRN:
348120
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
ResearchHistory Support Collection994.4202 PLAAvailable
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