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Van Diemen's women : a history of transportation to Tasmania / Joan Kavanagh & Dianne Snowden ; [foreword by Mary McAleese]

by Joan Kavanagh, Dianne Snowden, Mary McAleese

This study examines the 1845 voyage of the convict ship Tasmania, transporting 138 female convicts and their children to Van Diemen's Land. Drawing on archival records, it analyses the personal histories and legacies of these women in colonial Australia.

Accession 15594 ISBN 9781845888855 Publisher The History Press Ireland
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