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Convicts unbound : the story of the Calcutta convicts and their settlement in Australia

by Marjorie Tipping

A historical account of the convicts transported on the Calcutta, examining their crimes, the early settlement at Sullivan Bay, and the development of Hobart Town under David Collins.

Accession 16754 ISBN 0670900680 Publisher Viking O'Neil
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