Cleansing the Colony - Transporting convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land Publication whose family hails from tayaritja

whose family hails from tayaritja – Furneaux Islands of Tasmania

Pencils are fully bonded for increased break resistance in the colour strip

100% Tasmanian Huon Pine – finely milled

winning speed trials

HJ King: cameras and carburettors exhibition is now on display until October 2023

Cleansing the Colony - Transporting convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land Publication whose family hails from tayaritjaIts 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