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'Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, was first known as Moreton Bay, a place of secondary punishment in New South Wales until 1859. Who were the women convicts who were sent there? Were they part of a distinct criminal class? Could they control their own destinies in any way or were they victims of an uncompromising penal system? Were they irretrievably tied to their criminal past or did they develop new lives?
'This book identifies each woman sent to Moreton Bay and brings to light their full stories. Here the women are evaluated to enable an understanding of the procedures which ordered their lives. As the new settlement developed, the social conditions proved as much a shackle as their criminality.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Jennifer Harrison, Shackled: Female Convicts at Moreton Bay 1826–1839
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 25 no. 1 2018; (p. 177-178)
— Review of Shackled : Female Convicts at Moreton Bay 1826-1839 2016 single work multi chapter work biography criticism -
[Review Essay] Shackled: Female Convicts at Moreton Bay, 1826–1839.
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , March vol. 63 no. 1 2017; (p. 139-140) 'Shackled presents the first dedicated study of the 144 women transported to the Moreton Bay penal colony between 1826 and 1839. Like the male convicts sentenced to the isolated northern outpost, these women were mainly recidivists who had committed additional crimes subsequent to their transportation to New South Wales; a handful were colonial-born girls sentenced for local crimes. The marginality of these women in existing scholarship can be explained by the small proportion they comprised of transported women overall. Harrison suggests they have also lacked attention in Queensland histories due to the transitory nature of their presence, with only one of the women ultimately remaining at Moreton Bay rather than returning south.' (Introduction)
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Jennifer Harrison, Shackled: Female Convicts at Moreton Bay 1826–1839
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 25 no. 1 2018; (p. 177-178)
— Review of Shackled : Female Convicts at Moreton Bay 1826-1839 2016 single work multi chapter work biography criticism -
[Review Essay] Shackled: Female Convicts at Moreton Bay, 1826–1839.
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , March vol. 63 no. 1 2017; (p. 139-140) 'Shackled presents the first dedicated study of the 144 women transported to the Moreton Bay penal colony between 1826 and 1839. Like the male convicts sentenced to the isolated northern outpost, these women were mainly recidivists who had committed additional crimes subsequent to their transportation to New South Wales; a handful were colonial-born girls sentenced for local crimes. The marginality of these women in existing scholarship can be explained by the small proportion they comprised of transported women overall. Harrison suggests they have also lacked attention in Queensland histories due to the transitory nature of their presence, with only one of the women ultimately remaining at Moreton Bay rather than returning south.' (Introduction)
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- Brisbane, Queensland,
- Moreton Bay, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,
- 1826-1839
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