Van Diemen's women
a history of transportation to Tasmania
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Author
Contributions
- Snowden, Dianne, author - Contributor
- McAleese, Mary, writer of foreword - Contributor
Publication
2015 - The History Press Ireland, Ireland
Language
English
Word Count
100,000 words, Guess
Page Count
400 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL26949137M
- ISBN-139781845888855
- ISBN-101845888855
- OCLC Control Number928969631
- OCLC Control Number932323988
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- Library of Congress Control Number2015463643
Classifications
- DDC364.37409946
- LCCHV8950.T3
Description
"On 2 September 1845, the convict ship 'Tasmania' left Kingston Harbour for Van Diemen's Land with 138 female convicts and their 35 children. On 3 December the ship arrived in Hobart Town. While this book looks at the lives of all the women aboard, it focuses on two women in particular: Eliza Davis, who was transported from Wicklow Gaol for life for infanticide, having had her sentence commuted from death, and Margaret Butler, sentenced to seven years' transportation for stealing potatoes in Carlow. Using original records, this study reveals the reality of transportation, together with the legacy left by these women in Tasmania and beyond, and shows that perhaps, for some, this Draconian punishment was, in fact, a life-saving measure."--Back cover.
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