A Shot of History: Convict Hell: Macquarie Harbour 1822-1833 by David W Cameron

A Shot of History: Convict Hell: Macquarie Harbour 1822-1833 by David W Cameron

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781922765369
Author: David W Cameron
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing
Place: Newport NSW
Year: 2022
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224 pages
Period: 19th Century

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Secondhand. Near fine condition.

The year 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. This convict penal settlement located on the isolated primeval rugged west coast of Van Diemen’s Land quickly gained a reputation as an ‘Earthy Hell’.

For those sentenced to Macquarie Harbour the barbaric treatment from officials and fellow convicts alike, resulted in Macquarie Harbour representing a true convict hell hole, not only resulting in murder, but in cannibalism by several men in their attempts to escape. (back cover)

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