TY  - BOOK
AU  - Woomera
TI  - The Life and Experiences of an Ex-Convict in Port Macquarie
AV  - HV 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales
KW  - Woomera, 1817-1900
KW  - Prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography
N1  - Release date is 2018-10-27; Produced by Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from scans of public domain works at The National
Library of Australia.); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Life and Experiences of an Ex-Convict in Port Macquarie" by Woomera is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. This work narrates the journey and hardships faced by an individual wrongfully imprisoned for theft and subsequently transported to Australia as a convict. The book explores the ex-convict's experiences in Port Macquarie, detailing the brutal realities of penal servitude and his interactions with various characters, revealing the grim conditions of convict life in a nascent colony.  The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s birth in Shoreditch, London, and the circumstances leading to his wrongful conviction as a teenager. He vividly recounts the moment he is accused of theft, his fear of imprisonment, and the subsequent trial that results in his transportation to Australia for seven years. The descriptions of his arrival in Sydney, followed by a grueling journey and adjustment to life in Port Macquarie, set the tone for the trials he faces. Through these chapters, readers gain insight into the harsh realities of colonial punishment, the camaraderie among convicts, and the struggles for survival against the backdrop of a burgeoning Australian settlement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58176
ER  -