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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 A Cargo of Women : Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal
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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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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Sun Books , 1992 .
      Extent: viii, 257p.p.
      Edition info: New ed.
      Description: maps
      Note/s:
      • Includes index.
      • Bibliography: p. [244]-250.
      ISBN: 0725106352 (pbk.)
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Bearing Australia's 'Beloved Burden' : Recent Offerings in Australian Convict History David Andrew Roberts , 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 Babette Smith , 1988 single work biography
Alternative View of a Convict Life Robert Willson , 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 Babette Smith , 1988 single work biography
Alternative View of a Convict Life Robert Willson , 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 Babette Smith , 1988 single work biography
Bearing Australia's 'Beloved Burden' : Recent Offerings in Australian Convict History David Andrew Roberts , 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 Babette Smith , 1988 single work biography
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Subjects:
  • New South Wales,
  • 1800-1899
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