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Babette Smith
Why is it that Australians are still misled by myths about their convict heritage? Why are so many family historians surprised to find a convict ancestor in their family trees…
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Drawing on extensive interviews, Babette Smith peels away the myths to reveal the truth about mother-son relationships.
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A groundbreaking history of convicts in Australia which lays bare the distortions and myths that caused the nation to deny its own past.
The Luck of the Irish is a fascinating portrait of colonial life in the mid-19th century, which reveals how the Irish helped lay the foundations of the Australia we know…
New edition of the bestselling history that traces the chequered story of 100 women transported together in 1829 to Sydney. Includes new information on the women and treatment of convicts…
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Between 1788 and 1868, approximately 25,000 women were transported to Australia. For nearly 200 years, there has been a chorus of outrage at their vulgarity, their depravity and their promiscuity.
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