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y separately published work icon Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 single work   diary   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803
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'Convicted of theft, Mary Beckith is sentenced to transportation to the colony of New South Wales. Even with a life sentence, Mary is determined to take charge of her own destiny by whatever means she can. However, decisions will be made for her that will alter the course of her life. Mary will encounter two extraordinary explorers–Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders–and their marvellous voyages of discovery.' (Publication summary)

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    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Scholastic Australia , 2014 .
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      Extent: 240p.
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      • Published June 2014
      ISBN: 9781743620151 (paperback)
      Series: y separately published work icon My Australian Story Scholastic Press (publisher), Gosford : Scholastic Press , 2005- Z1398313 2000 series - publisher children's fiction children's A series of children's books, many of them historical fiction, that each highlight an aspect of Australian experience. Written in diary form.
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Works about this Work

Review : My Australian Story: Convict Girl Jenny Heslop , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2015;
— Review of Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 Chrissie Michaels , 2014 single work diary
Review : Convict Girl : My Australian Story Patricia Halsall , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 37)
— Review of Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 Chrissie Michaels , 2014 single work diary
Review : Convict Girl : My Australian Story Patricia Halsall , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 37)
— Review of Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 Chrissie Michaels , 2014 single work diary
Review : My Australian Story: Convict Girl Jenny Heslop , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2015;
— Review of Convict Girl : The Diary of Mary Beckwith 1801-1803 Chrissie Michaels , 2014 single work diary
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