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Convict-era Port Arthur : misery of the deepest dye / David W. Cameron.

Cameron, David Wayne, 1961- (author.).

Summary:

"An evocative narrative of the many tragedies that fell upon those who were forced to serve time in Port Arthur, one of the most remote and feared convict locations in Australia. Detailing the development of the prison and it's outlying stations, including the dreaded coal mines, and providing an account of the changing views on convict rehabilitations, Convict-Era Port Arthur focuses on a number of individuals, telling the story through their eyes.  Charles O'Hara Booth, a significant commandant of Port Arthur; Mark Jeffrey, a convict who became the grave digger on the Isle of the Dead; and William Thompson, who arrived just as the new probation system started and who was forced to work in the treacherous coal mines.  Convict-Era Port Arthur will for the first time provide a comprehensive history of Port Arthur, its horrors and its changing role over a fifty-year period. In gripping detail, using the experiences and words of the convicts, soldiers and administrators who spent time there, David W. Cameron brings to life these deeply miserable days."--Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143795100 (paperback) :
  • Physical Description: 433 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: [Melbourne, Vic.] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-419).
Formatted Contents Note:
Part One: Before Port Arthur -- Part Two: Port Arthur 1827 to 1840 (Early Days) -- Part Three: Port Arthur 1841 to 1853 (The Probation System) -- Part Four: Port Arthur 1854 to 1877 (Post Transportation) -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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Subject:
Booth, Charles O'Hara, 1825-1894.
Jeffrey, Mark, 1825-1894.
Convicts > Tasmania > Port Arthur > History.
Convicts > Tasmania > Social conditions > 19th century.
Penal colonies > Tasmania > History.
Coal mines and mining > Tasmania > Port Arthur > History.
Port Arthur (Tas.) > History.

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