Convicts

Through the Surgeon’s Eye: Illness and Treatment aboard Convict Vessels

Through the Surgeon’s Eye: Illness and Treatment aboard Convict Vessels

In this presentation Colleen describes the illnesses and treatments encountered by convicts during their transportation to Australia. She draws on the many surviving journal kept by the Surgeons assigned to the transport ships.

Webcast Duration
38 minutes
Presenter
Colleen Arulappu
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Turning the tree into tales and books: my journey towards publishing

Turning the tree into tales and books: my journey towards publishing

Janine talks about her book, “No ordinary convict. A Welshman called Rebecca”, which was published in 2021. She describes the journey to publication which began with a smaller writing project undertaken for her five grandchildren. This led to a bigger research project on her great-great grandfather, the leader of a protest movement in South Wales transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in 1844. Janine shares her engaging journey turning tales into books.

Webcast Duration
38 minutes
Presenter
Janine Marshall Wood
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