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'A Cargo of Women traces the chequered story of one hundred women transported together in 1829 on the ship Princess Royal. ... Through imaginative use of detailed research, Babette Smith presents a patchwork image of individual lives that are both rich and varied, and often poignantly tragic. ... Framing them all is the story of the indomitable Susannah Watson ...'
Includes correspondence written by Susannah Watson to her daughter in England.
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Bearing Australia's 'Beloved Burden' : Recent Offerings in Australian Convict History
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 33 no. 2 2009; (p. 227-236)
— Review of A Cargo of Women : Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal 1988 single work biography -
Alternative View of a Convict Life
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 1 March 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of A Cargo of Women : Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal 1988 single work biography
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Alternative View of a Convict Life
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 1 March 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of A Cargo of Women : Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal 1988 single work biography -
Bearing Australia's 'Beloved Burden' : Recent Offerings in Australian Convict History
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 33 no. 2 2009; (p. 227-236)
— Review of A Cargo of Women : Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal 1988 single work biography
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