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

Book Description

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)