French Canadian rebels as Australian convicts : the experiences of the fifty-eight lower Canadians t...
French Canadian rebels as Australian convicts : the experiences of the fifty-eight lower Canadians t...
French Canadian rebels as Australian convicts : the experiences of the fifty-eight lower Canadians transported to Australia in 1839 / Brian M. Petrie.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic. Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013.
Call Numbers
H 2013/1985 , G 2014/5881
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 520 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : the rebellion in Lower Canada, 1837 & 1838 -- 1. The voyage to New South Wales -- 2. Sydney Harbour -- 3. Longbottom Stockade -- 4. Work as men on parole -- 5. The return to Canada -- 6. Summary and appraisal.
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic. Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2013.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"After the 1838 Lower Canada rebellion, 58 French Canadians were convicted of treason, sentenced to death, and later transported to life at hard labour in New South Wales. From the day they left Quebec, until the last man returned home in 1848 their activities were closely observed in journals, diaries and newspapers, and it seems they were viewed...
Alternative Titles
Full title
French Canadian rebels as Australian convicts : the experiences of the fifty-eight lower Canadians transported to Australia in 1839 / Brian M. Petrie.
Portion of title
The experiences of the fifty-eight lower Canadians transported to Australia in 1839.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-509) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/1985. Submission for Premier's History Award 2014.
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Date Copyright
©2013.
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Call Numbers
H 2013/1985 , G 2014/5881
Record Identifier
74VKdB7QX8Pd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdB7QX8Pd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1921875658
9781921875656 (paperback)
DDC
971.038
MMS ID
991020088679702626
