Showing 5 items matching "new south wales - convict life"
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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Tucker, James, Ralph Rashleigh by James Tucker : edited by Colin Roderick, 1952 [based on a manuscript believed to have been written in 1845]
... New South Wales - Historical fiction...Colin Roderick [editor]...New South Wales - Convict life...Australian literature James Tucker New South Wales - Historical fiction Colin Roderick [editor] New South Wales - Convict life The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. ...The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.303 p. : includes map: 'Port Jackson and Environs circa 1828'. Plain red cover, original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.fictionThe adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.australian literature, james tucker, new south wales - historical fiction, colin roderick [editor], new south wales - convict life -
Eltham District Historical Society IncBook, Peter Cuffley, The Sweeney Family of 'Culla Hill' Eltham, 2025
... His sentence to be hanged was commuted to Life Transportation to New South Wales. After 8 years as an assigned convict within the confines of the NSW Colony, Thomas's 1831 Ticket of Leave allowed him to work for himself. ...His sentence to be hanged was commuted to Life Transportation to New South Wales. After 8 years as an assigned convict within the confines of the NSW Colony, Thomas's 1831 Ticket of Leave allowed him to work for himself. ...Thomas Sweeney was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1803, the son of an Irish farming family. As a young man, he became embroiled in the continuing struggle against colonial domination and the injustices of the land tenure system and was captured when trying to burn down the farm house of Patrick Guyder at Cullahill in 1823. His sentence to be hanged was commuted to Life Transportation to New South Wales. After 8 years as an assigned convict within the confines of the NSW Colony, Thomas's 1831 Ticket of Leave allowed him to work for himself. His 1838 Conditional Pardon allowed him to finally break free of that colony and move to the Port Phillip District to start a new life as a free man.In June 1842, while living on the Yarra in Boroondara, Thomas applied to purchase 110 acres in the Parish of Nillumbik. He called his farm 'Culla Hill' after the place in Tipperary where he had been captured in 1823. With hard work and good fortune, the Sweeney family made their mark in the area which came to be called Eltham.The story of Thomas Sweeney, one of the earliest European settlers, told in this comprehensive book, is significant in telling the early history of Eltham.sweeney family, thomas sweeney, eltham, culla hill, port phillip district -
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Book, Berzins, Baiba, The coming of the strangers : life in Australia 1788-1822, 1988
... Through a selection of the many document, painting and engravings held in the Mitchell and Dixon collections of the State Library of New South Wales, a picture of life in Australia is reconstructed - spanning the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to 1822 when the first generation of white Australians had accepted the continent as their home.Those who left no written records: the Aboriginal people; white women and convicts, have been brought to the foreground to give a balanced perspective of history during the earliest decades of European habitation in Australia.The Coming of The Strangers accompanies a major exhibition being held at the State Library of New South Wales during 1988. ...Contents: The coming of The Strangers; The environment & its shapers; The Governors & Their Circle; Staying & leaving ; The Lot of Women; Australia & the World; Australia in 1822. Blurb: The Coming of The Strangers challenges our ideas about the European settlement of Australia. Through a selection of the many document, painting and engravings held in the Mitchell and Dixon collections of the State Library of New South Wales, a picture of life in Australia is reconstructed - spanning the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to 1822 when the first generation of white Australians had accepted the continent as their home. Those who left no written records: the Aboriginal people; white women and convicts, have been brought to the foreground to give a balanced perspective of history during the earliest decades of European habitation in Australia. The Coming of The Strangers accompanies a major exhibition being held at the State Library of New South Wales during 1988. In co-ordinating both this book and the exhibition, the Mitchell Librarian, Baiba Berzins brings to public view many letters, journals and works of art that have not been published or displayed for over a century.144 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.Contents: The coming of The Strangers; The environment & its shapers; The Governors & Their Circle; Staying & leaving ; The Lot of Women; Australia & the World; Australia in 1822. Blurb: The Coming of The Strangers challenges our ideas about the European settlement of Australia. Through a selection of the many document, painting and engravings held in the Mitchell and Dixon collections of the State Library of New South Wales, a picture of life in Australia is reconstructed - spanning the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to 1822 when the first generation of white Australians had accepted the continent as their home. Those who left no written records: the Aboriginal people; white women and convicts, have been brought to the foreground to give a balanced perspective of history during the earliest decades of European habitation in Australia. The Coming of The Strangers accompanies a major exhibition being held at the State Library of New South Wales during 1988. In co-ordinating both this book and the exhibition, the Mitchell Librarian, Baiba Berzins brings to public view many letters, journals and works of art that have not been published or displayed for over a century.australia -- history -- 1788-1851 -
The Celtic ClubBook, Patrick O'Farrell, Letters from Irish Australia 1825-1929, 1984
... Letters ranging from those of convicts writing to their wives in the 1820s, through accounts of the voyage out and pioneering life in mid-century, through love letters, to short stories and failure to master the land, to the remarkable family saga (1883-1929) which ends the book. Index, bib., p.218. Letters from Irish Australia 1825-1929 Book Patrick O'Farrell New South Wales ...Letters ranging from those of convicts writing to their wives in the 1820s, through accounts of the voyage out and pioneering life in mid-century, through love letters, to short stories and failure to master the land, to the remarkable family saga (1883-1929) which ends the book.Index, bib., p.218.non-fictionLetters ranging from those of convicts writing to their wives in the 1820s, through accounts of the voyage out and pioneering life in mid-century, through love letters, to short stories and failure to master the land, to the remarkable family saga (1883-1929) which ends the book. irish - australia - correspondence., australia- minorities- history. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Historical Novel, John Jackson Hardie, Pastoral Symphony, 1939
... Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village shipwrecked-artefact book pastoral symphony j j hardie Pastoral Symphony (1939) is an Australian historical novel set during the early years of British settlement in New South Wales, primarily during the governorship of Arthur Phillip. Unlike many early Australian bush-life stories focusing on convict labour or harsh pioneer struggles, Pastoral Symphony traces the origins of Australia's livestock and pastoral industries. ...Pastoral Symphony (1939) is an Australian historical novel set during the early years of British settlement in New South Wales, primarily during the governorship of Arthur Phillip. Unlike many early Australian bush-life stories focusing on convict labour or harsh pioneer struggles, Pastoral Symphony traces the origins of Australia's livestock and pastoral industries. It follows early settlers, stockmen, and breeders as they adapt European agriculture to the harsh Australian terrain. It was intended by Hardie as the first instalment in an ambitious historical novel trilogy.Hard cover book. Pastoral Symphony Author: J J Hardie Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1939 Further Information: Red Cloth hardcover with lettering and patterning to spine in white texter. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionPastoral Symphony (1939) is an Australian historical novel set during the early years of British settlement in New South Wales, primarily during the governorship of Arthur Phillip. Unlike many early Australian bush-life stories focusing on convict labour or harsh pioneer struggles, Pastoral Symphony traces the origins of Australia's livestock and pastoral industries. It follows early settlers, stockmen, and breeders as they adapt European agriculture to the harsh Australian terrain. It was intended by Hardie as the first instalment in an ambitious historical novel trilogy.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pastoral symphony, j j hardie
