Villains and Valour: A History of the Holmyard Family of Tasmania

by Merlene Fawdry

Van Diemen's Land was colonised by the British in 1803 as a penal colony. and became part of the British colony of New South Wales. The majority of male convicts served their sentences as assigned labour to free settlers or in gangs assigned to public works. Most female convicts were sent directly to the Female Factory although many remained only for a day or so as they were sent to work for free or convict settlers. Children of convict women either...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501063804
• ISBN13: 9781501063800
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"