Cleansing the Colony - Transporting convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land Tasmanian mammals including the common

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Tasmanian Devil recounts the fascinating story of its rescue from the brink

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revealing a story of loss and discovery that emerges form the land

Cleansing the Colony - Transporting convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land Tasmanian mammals including the commonIts no secret that Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) was a penal colony for British convicts. Yet surprisingly at least 110 New Zealand prisoners were also transported to the island in the nineteenth century to serve time as convict labourers. In examining the remarkable experiences of unremarkable people, this fascinating book provides insights into the lives of people like William Phelps Pickering, a self made entrepreneur turned criminal; Margaret