Shackled : female convicts at Moreton Bay 1826-1839 / Jennifer Harrison.

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TitleShackled : female convicts at Moreton Bay 1826-1839 / Jennifer Harrison.DescriptionBrisbane, the capital of Queensland, was first known as Moreton Bay, a place of secondary punishment. Who were the women convicts who were sent there? Were they part of a distinct criminal class? Could they control their own destinies in any way or were they victims of an uncompromising penal system? Were they irretrievably tied to their criminal past or did they develop new lives? This book identifies the women sent to Moreton Bay and brings to light their stories.Personal authorHarrison, Jennifer, authorImprintCollins Street East, Victoria : Anchor Books Australia, 2016.LanguageEnglishDate2016Collationx, 271 pages, 6 pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), 1 black and white map, portraits (some colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN9780992467159Bib. formatBooksNotesIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index.

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Library of Congress (keywords)Penal colonies -- Queensland -- Moreton Bay -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th centuryWomen convicts -- Queensland -- Moreton Bay -- BiographyPenal colonies -- Queensland -- Moreton Bay -- History -- 19th centuryWomen convicts -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th centuryPenal colonies -- Queensland -- Moreton Bay -- Social conditionsPenal colonies -- Queensland -- Moreton BayWomen convicts -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryMoreton Bay (Qld.) -- History -- 19th century

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Shackled : female convicts at Moreton Bay 1826-1839 / Jennifer Harrison.