the stories of Australia's convict orphans
- Written by: Janet McCalman AC, Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, The University of Melbourne
Boys outside a store in the central highlands town of Bothwell, c. 1870. Tasmanian Archives, PH30/1/767Convict Orphans has a long but apt sub-title: “the heartbreaking stories of the colony’s forgotten children, and those who succeeded against all odds”. And this is exactly what this beautifully written book is about.
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