Colonial History
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Convict to settler: an analysis of the transition of the female convicts of the second fleet vessel Neptune from the status of convict to settler and the role they played in the early colonisation of Australia during the period 1790-1792
Southern Cross University. Master of Arts (MA), Southern Cross University, 2019 An analysis of the lives of sixty-one women from the convict class reveals the pivotal role women played as agents of colonisation. As homemakers, landholders, farmers, partners and neighbours, they contributed significantly to the spread of white settlement and the corresponding dispossession of First…
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‘The lowest Ebb in life.’ Individual responses to the forced evacuation of Norfolk Island’s first settlement, 1803-1814
Journal of Australian Colonial History, Vol 24, July 2022. This article analyses memorials, also known as personal petitions, written in response to the evacuation of Norfolk Island’s first settlement. The colonists’ forced removal, between 1803 and 1814, resulted in the forfeiture of homes, possessions, community and security. The personal narrative contained within the evacuees’ memorials…
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Maligning Molly Morgan:A Convict Woman of ‘Dominant Influence’, Sexualised and Stereotyped:
Article Published in the Journal of Australian Colonial History, Vol 21, January 2020. Abstract: Molly Morgan, who survived the voyage of the Second Fleet vessel ‘Neptune’ in June 1790, was undoubtedly a strong and resolute woman. She was a survivor and a colonial success story. However, as this article discusses, her reputation has suffered at…
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The colony’s first free settlers:
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Colonial Australia's Early History 