Download or read book Building the Fremantle Convict Establishment written by R. McK. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction of convicts in 1850 was intended to boost the sluggish economy of the twenty-year old Swan River Colony. A shortage of labour was considered to be the cause of the problem, and despite misgivings in some quarters, agreement was reached amongst the colonists that the British Government be petitioned to send out some men to help the developing rural industries, and to build much-needed public works, roads and bridges. With no preparations made for their reception, an unexpected corollary emerged. The first priority for the Convict Establishment became the building of accommodation for themselves. This involved them in materials gathering and manufacture, architectural design and technology, skills training and dissemination, all of which was the basis for the development of a building industry throughout the State, and left a legacy of public works that saw the Colony through until the booming economy of the 1880s allowed it to establish a formal Public Works Department.
Download or read book Convict Fremantle written by Michal Bosworth and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Bosworth takes the reader on a fascinating journey through nineteenth century Fremantle, a journey centred on the grim complex of buildings set up to house the prisoners.
Download or read book Building a Colony written by Jacqui Sherriff and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone interested in the convicts and their legacy in Western Australia, this issue of Studies in Western Australian History is not to be missed. It contains articles addressing the journey of the convicts to the colony, detailing case studies highlighting different aspects of the convict experience, demonstrating the legacy of the convicts' labor in building the colony, discussing the surprising lack of debate and research into the convict era in Western Australia, and supplying reference and research tools to assist anyone wishing to delve into the archives to trace a convict themselves. A list of the latest in academic research produced between 1997 and 2005 on an extraordinary range of Western Australian history topics is also included in this volume.
Download or read book Fremantle Prison written by James Semple Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a guide to the care and use of Fremantle Prison, and is an important contribution to our understanding of the prison.
Download or read book History of West Australia written by W. B. Kimberley and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a comprehensive and detailed overview of the State's history as well as biographies and portraits of the leading men of the 1890s. Long out-of print, this Facsimile edition does justice to the early history of Western Australia.
Download or read book The Great Australian Bucket List written by Robin Esrock and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned international travel writer Robin Esrock has spent over a decade scouring the planet in search of bucket-list-worthy experiences, infusing his inspirational adventures with humour, quirky facts, intimate photography and worldly insight. Turning his attention to Australia for the first time, Esrock has come up with the definitive list of the most spectacular destinations and experiences this sunburned land has to offer.THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BUCKET LIST leads you across a land that is strikingly beautiful, thought-provoking, incredibly diverse and often very funny. From the big-ticket tourist sights to the secret, the hidden, and the entirely surprising, this is a celebration of Australia that will inspire dreams and adventures for many years to come.Get ready to ...race across the sand dunes on a quad bike in Port Stephens (NSW)steel yourself against the ghosts of Old Melbourne Gaol (VIC)meet a real-life Australian prince in the Hutt River Principality (WA)hear the Tasmanian devils grunt at Cradle Mountain (TAS)fossick for opals in Coober Pedy (SA)zipline between the trees of the Daintree Rainforest (QLD)hear the secrets of the universe under a NASA satellite at Tidbinbilla (ACT)
Download or read book Fremantle Prison Heritage Precinct the Convict Establishment Master Plan written by Palassis Architects and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monuments in Stone written by Maureen F. Coghlan and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cambridge Economic History of Australia written by Simon Ville and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and of prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation's economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging, contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia's interaction with the international economy. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, The Cambridge Economic History of Australia is the definitive study of Australia's economic past and present.
Download or read book Master Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Convict written by Anthony Hill and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘It’s a good story, Samuel. You’re a piece of living history.’ Oxford 1863: Young Samuel Speed sets a barley stack alight in the hope it will earn him a bed in prison for the night. He wants nothing more than a morsel of food in his belly and a warm place to sleep off the streets. What he receives is a sentence of seven years’ servitude, to be served half a world away in the penal colony of Fremantle, Western Australia. When Samuel boards the transport ship Belgravia, he is stripped of his clothing and even his name, and given regulations of when to rise, eat, clean and sleep. On arrival at Fremantle Prison, hard labour is added to the mix and he wonders if life can get any worse. The only solace he finds is a love of reading, which allows the likes of Tom Sawyer and Oliver Twist to become his lifelong friends. Samuel is granted a ticket of leave in 1867 and full freedom in 1871, but what sort of life can a man forge for himself in the colony, with no skills, no money and no family? Will it be the beginning of the life he has always dreamed of, or do some sentences truly never end? A colourful recreation of the life and times of the last known convict to be sent to Australia, The Last Convict is a moving study of old age and loneliness, as one social outcast finds meaning in his impoverished life through the power of literature. Meticulously researched and brilliantly woven into an engaging fictional account, it is an unforgettable story by an award-winning writer and historian. 'A story of hardship and privation, alongside high adventure, a fresh start in the colonies, and the protagonist's enduring solace in discovering the delights of literature. A ripping yarn.' The Age
Download or read book The Brutal Story written by Cyril Ayris Freelance and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Catalpa Rescue written by Peter FitzSimons and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history. New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners from the most remote prison in the British Empire, Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. Under the guise of a whale hunt, Captain Anthony sets sail on the Catalpa to rescue the men from the stone walls of this hell on Earth known to the inmates as a 'living tomb'. What follows is one of history's most stirring sagas that splices Irish, American, British and Australian history together in its climactic moment. For Ireland, who had suffered English occupation for 700 years, a successful escape was an inspirational call to arms. For America, it was a chance to slap back at Britain for their support of the South in the Civil War; for England, a humiliation. And for a young Australia, still not sure if it was Great Britain in the South Seas or worthy of being an independent country in its own right, it was proof that Great Britain was not unbeatable. Told with FitzSimons' trademark combination of arresting history and storytelling verve, The Catalpa Rescue is a tale of courage and cunning, the fight for independence and the triumph of good men, against all odds.
Download or read book Unwilling Emigrants written by Lady Alexandra Hasluck and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Anglican Eucharist in Australia written by Brian Douglas and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the history, theology and liturgy of the Eucharist in the Anglican Church of Australia from its earliest foundation after the arrival of British settlers in 1788 to the present.
Download or read book Great Convict Stories written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller' Warren Fahey AM Graham Seal takes us back to Australia's ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through sandstone cliffs with hand picks, and men could select wives from a line up at the Female Factory. From the notorious prison regimes at Norfolk Island, Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbour came chilling accounts of cruelty, murder and even cannibalism. Despite the often harsh conditions, many convicts served their prison terms and built successful lives for themselves and their families. With a cast of colourful characters from around the country--the real Artful Dodger, intrepid bushrangers like Martin Cash and Moondyne Joe, and the legendary nurse Margaret Catchpole--Great Convict Stories offers a fascinating insight into life in Australia's first decades.
Download or read book Escape Fremantle to Freedom written by Graeme Gammie and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
