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In 1794 and 1799 Superintendent of Convicts Nicholas Devine was granted 210 acres on the edge of the current CBD of Sydney. After the demise of Governor Bligh (to whom he was closely allied) Devine reluctantly retired to his estate where, as an old man living alone, he was constantly beaten and robb...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brookvale, N.S.W. :
The GHR Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- INTRODUCTION; Chapter One: Burrin Farm; Chapter Two: Rise and Fall; Chapter Three: Administering Illegal Oaths; Chapter Four: A Fool and His Money; Chapter Five: Letters from Ireland; Chapter Six: The Landed Gentry; Chapter Seven: A New Trial; Chapter Eight: Summing Up; Chapter Nine: The Storms of Fate; EPILOGUE; ADDENDUM: The Ejectment Legacy; DIGRESSIONS AND POSTSCRIPTS; SOURCES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.