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History Australia & New Zealand

Joseph Mason

Assigned Convict, 1831–1837

by (author) David Kent & Norma Townsend

Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Initial publish date
Dec 1996
Category
Australia & New Zealand
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780522847468
    Publish Date
    Dec 1996
    List Price
    $44.95

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Description

Joseph Mason was an English agricultural laborer who was convicted and transported for taking part in mass protests against the introduction of threshing machines. He vividly describes his encounters with Aboriginal people, and the flora and fauna of the bush. He tells of the living and working conditions of assigned convicts, and early horticultural and farming practices. This is a fresh and unique first-person account of the convict experience—a new and invaluable addition to the primary sources of Australian colonial history.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

David Kent and Norma Townsend are senior lecturers in the department of history, University of New England. Kent is the author of many articles and a forthcoming monograph on Rural Radicalism and the Swing Riots in Hampshire. Townsend is the author of Valley of the Crooked River: European Settlement on the Nambucca and of a number of journal articles.

Editorial Reviews

“MUP continues to produce books that are both expertly written and beautifully made. This delightful little hardback is no exception.” —The Australian