A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess RoyalThe story of 100 women convicts transported together in 1829 from England to Australia--to become the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land. Portrays the personalities and circumstances of the women, the conditions under which they served their sentences, and the course of their life after prison. Acidic paper. Available in North America from ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 212
... August 1830 , AO NSW 4/2065 , 12 August 1830 . 13 NSW GG 1833 , p . 159 . 14 See the following for the policy concerning the assignment of women prisoners to penal colonies : Colonial Secretary to Female Factory , 8 March 1832 , 20 ...
... August 1830 , AO NSW 4/2065 , 12 August 1830 . 13 NSW GG 1833 , p . 159 . 14 See the following for the policy concerning the assignment of women prisoners to penal colonies : Colonial Secretary to Female Factory , 8 March 1832 , 20 ...
Page 215
... August 1832 , Female Factory to Colonial Secretary , reveals an instance when an assignment on the list was disallowed . Predictably , the reason was the prospective employer's immorality , rather than any concern with a woman ...
... August 1832 , Female Factory to Colonial Secretary , reveals an instance when an assignment on the list was disallowed . Predictably , the reason was the prospective employer's immorality , rather than any concern with a woman ...
Page 217
... August 1829. SL NSW . Sydney Gaol Entrance Book , 1829-1831 . AO NSW 4 / 6431-3 , Reel 851. Charlotte's various assignments are revealed by the Princess Royal Muster , Sydney Gaol Entrance Book , Application to Publish Banns , op . cit ...
... August 1829. SL NSW . Sydney Gaol Entrance Book , 1829-1831 . AO NSW 4 / 6431-3 , Reel 851. Charlotte's various assignments are revealed by the Princess Royal Muster , Sydney Gaol Entrance Book , Application to Publish Banns , op . cit ...
Contents
Pity Our Distress | 6 |
The Full Penalty of the Law | 15 |
Transported Beyond the Seas | 24 |
Copyright | |
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A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith Limited preview - 2008 |
A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith No preview available - 2005 |
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