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<b>The story of the second British penal settlement in Australia, where a notoriously brutal convict regime became the template for penal stations in other states. Mark Dunn explores relations between the white settlers and the local Aboriginal landholders, and uncovers a long forgotten massacre.</b><br><br><b>Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021</b><br><b><br></b>In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and were swept ashore near present-day Newcastle. They were taken in by the Worimi people, given Aboriginal names and started families. Thus began a long and at times dramatic series of encounters between Aboriginal people and convicts in the second penal settlement in Australia.<br><br>The fertile valley of the Hunter River was the first area outside the Sydney basin explored by the British, and it became one of the largest penal settlements. Today manicured lawns and prosperous vineyards hide the struggle, violence and toil of the thousands of convicts who laid its foundations. <i>The Convict Valley</i> uncovers this rich colonial past, as well as the story of the original Aboriginal landholders. While there were friendships and alliances i

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Author

Mark Dunn; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781760874360

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, History, Social Sciences