Closing hell's gates : the death of a convict station / Hamish Maxwell-Stewart.
Closing hell's gates : the death of a convict station / Hamish Maxwell-Stewart.
Closing hell's gates : the death of a convict station / Hamish Maxwell-Stewart.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008.
Date
2008.
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994.66/10 , N994.66/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
312 p. : ill., map. ; 20 cm.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"In October 1827, nine convicts who had endured years of unimaginable cruelty at the hands of the system opted for 'state-assisted' escape. Five terrified witnesses - their hands and feet bound - were forced to watch as the chained convicts seized Constable George Rex and drowned him in the tannin-stained waters of the harbour. When the sentence of...
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Closing hell's gates : the death of a convict station / Hamish Maxwell-Stewart.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 292-304.
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994.66/10 , N994.66/1
Record Identifier
74VK3NmN6kwd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3NmN6kwd
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ISBN
9781741751499 (pbk.) :
DDC
994.66
MMS ID
991023839019702626
