Early Australian History. Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Convict Transportation, Penal Colonies, and Early Australian SettlementBy Charles White
Length23h 24m
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Early Australian History. Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land offers a vivid documentary account of transportation, penal discipline, assignment, bushranging, and the harsh machinery by which Britain's imperial law shaped colonial society. Written in a plain yet forceful narrative style, the work belongs to the late-nineteenth-century tradition of popular colonial historiography, combining archival detail, anecdote, moral reflection, and dramatic reconstruction to make the convict era intelligible to a broad readership. Charles White, an Australian journalist, editor, and historian, was deeply engaged with the recovery of colonial memory at a time when Australia was reconsidering its origins. His professional habits as a newspaperman—attention to testimony, incident, and public record—inform the book's method. White wrote when the stigma of convict ancestry was still powerful, yet historical curiosity was beginning to replace silence, enabling a more candid examination of penal foundations. This book is recommended for readers interested in Australian colonial history, crime and punishment, empire, and the social origins of settlement. Though shaped by its period's assumptions, it remains a valuable and accessible introduction to the lived realities and enduring consequences of the convict system.
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GenreHistory
Length23 hrs 24 mins
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Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
34"Statement of the service of John——— by. Ship————-
2Early Australian History. Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
35"Applicant for a Ticket of Leave for the District. of———-
3INTRODUCTORY.
36FORM OF PASS.
4PART. I.——The Story of the Ten Governors.
37CHAPTER XI.—CONDITIONAL. PARDONS.
5CHAPTER. I.—GOVERNOR PHILLIP—1787 to 1792.
38NEW SOUTH WALES.
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6CHAPTER II.—THE. INTERREGNUM—1792 to 1795.
39Conditional Pardon.
7CHAPTER. III.—GOVERNOR HUNTER.—1795 to 1800.
40CHAPTER XII.—THE FEMALE. CONVICTS.
8CHAPTER. IV.—GOVERNOR KING.—1800 to 1806.
41CHAPTER XIII.—THE FEMALE. FACTORY.
9CHAPTER. V.—GOVERNOR BLIGH.—1806 to 1809.
42CHAPTER XIV.—BARRACK. LIFE.
10CHAPTER. VI.—GOVERNOR MACQUARIE—1809 to 1821.
43CHAPTER XV.—ROAD. PARTIES & IRONED GANGS.
11CHAPTER. VII.—GOVERNOR BRISBANE—1821 to 1825.
44CHAPTER XVI.—NORFOLK. ISLAND. (pt. 1)
12THE INTERREGNUM.
45CHAPTER XVI.—NORFOLK. ISLAND. (pt. 2)
13CHAPTER. VIII.—GOVERNOR DARLING—1825 to 1831.
46CHAPTER XVII.—VAN DIEMEN'S. LAND.
14CHAPTER. IX.—GOVERNOR BOURKE—1831 to 1838.
47CHAPTER XVIII.—A HORRIBLE. STORY.
15CHAPTER. X.—GOVERNOR GIPPS—1838 to 1846.
48CHAPTER XIX.—A FREE. RUFFIAN.
16CHAPTER. XI.—GOVERNOR FITZROY—1846 to 1855.
49CHAPTER XX.—REMARKABLE. CONVICTS.
17CHAPTER XII.—STATISTICAL. EPITOME.
50THE SCOTCH MARTYRS.
18[END OF PART I.]
51THE IRISH REBELS.
19PART II.——The. Story of the Convicts.
52WILLIAM HENRY BARBER, THE ATTORNEY-CONVICT. AN INNOCENT MAN TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE.
20CHAPTER I.—ORIGIN OF. TRANSPORTATION.
53THE CATO-STREET CONSPIRATORS.
21CHAPTER II.—THE. ENGLISH CRIMINAL CODE.
54OLD DICK HUNT.
22CHAPTER III.—THE. VOYAGE OF THE FIRST FLEET.
55KNATCHBULL, TAWELL, DILLON, VAUX AND OTHERS.
23CHAPTER. IV.—NAMES AND SENTENCES OF THE "FIRST FLEETERS."
56THE CASE OF WILSON AND TATTERSALL.
24TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE.
57JOHN LYNCH'S CASE.
25TRANSPORTED FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.
58BLACKSTONE'S CASE.
26TRANSPORTED FOR SEVEN YEARS.
59MISCELLANEOUS.
27CHAPTER. V.—LABOURS AND SUFFERINGS OF THE EARLY CONVICTS.
60CHAPTER XXI.—THE LASH.
28CHAPTER VI.—ATTEMPTS TO. ESCAPE.
61CHAPTER XXII.—EXECUTIONS.
29CHAPTER VII.—LIFE. ON BOARD CONVICT SHIPS.
62CHAPTER. XXIII.—EMANCIPISTS.
30CHAPTER VIII.—AFTER. LANDING.
63CHAPTER. XXIV.—CESSATION OF TRANSPORTATION.
31CHAPTER IX.—THE ASSIGNMENT. SYSTEM.
64CHAPTER XXV.—CONCLUSION.
32CHAPTER. X.—TICKETS-OF-LEAVE.
65THE END
33Form of Application for Ticket.
66Memorable Quotes
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