Botany Bay by Con Costello

Botany Bay by Con Costello

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The story of 45,000 Irish convicts (men and women) transported to Australia between 1791 and 1853. The book investigates the social background of the period and the procedures under which the accused were tried, imprisoned and transported. Many of them eventually became prosperous and influential.

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Botany Bay by Con Costello

This is the story of 45,000 Irish convicts (men and women) transported to Australia between 1791 and 1853. The book investigates the social background of the period and the procedures under which the accused were tried, imprisoned and transported. A good number of them eventually became prosperous and influential. The Irish contribution to the making of Australia has been acknowledged and celebrated in recent times.
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ISBN 13 9780853428084
ISBN 10 0853428085
Title Botany Bay
Author Con Costello
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Mercier Press Ltd
Year published 1996-02-01
Number of pages 172
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