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 151
... Braidwood to her daughter , Hannah , in England : My dear daughter , You will be Surprised at not hearing from [ me ] Before this but I did not Receive your Letter till the 4th of this Month though it was Lying in Sydney post Office ...
... Braidwood to her daughter , Hannah , in England : My dear daughter , You will be Surprised at not hearing from [ me ] Before this but I did not Receive your Letter till the 4th of this Month though it was Lying in Sydney post Office ...
Page 156
... Braidwood in June 1867 when Susannah had fallen into a posthole . The knee was shattered but , characteristically , she made light of it and ignored the advice of friends that she should go to a doctor in Sydney.27 During her first year ...
... Braidwood in June 1867 when Susannah had fallen into a posthole . The knee was shattered but , characteristically , she made light of it and ignored the advice of friends that she should go to a doctor in Sydney.27 During her first year ...
Page 238
... Braidwood and District Goldfields by Richard Kennedy , reproduced in Braidwood Gold Fields , compiled by R. H. Maddrell , p . 18 . 12 Ibid , plus Susannah Watson to Hannah Watson , 28 June 1857 . 13 Founding date deduced from copies of ...
... Braidwood and District Goldfields by Richard Kennedy , reproduced in Braidwood Gold Fields , compiled by R. H. Maddrell , p . 18 . 12 Ibid , plus Susannah Watson to Hannah Watson , 28 June 1857 . 13 Founding date deduced from copies of ...
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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