10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRST FLEETER»
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First Fleeter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
First Fleeter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Robert Forrester,
First Fleeter
Sydney's early history abounds with tales of men and women behaving badly.
2
Matthew Everingham: A
First Fleeter and His Times
Colonial history with reference to hostilities with Aborigines.
3
First Fleeter John Herbert: His Life and Times
This is the story of hardships endured, privations encountered and cruelty suffered by those survivors of the early convict settlement of the colony of New South Wales.
Any joy in being the descendant of a First Fleeter fled from the young mind. The
implication was clear. “And the first of us Johnsons was down below. That's what
you're saying?” “Yes. Not only that, but the reason why he was there.” “It was bad
...
5
The Anthology of Colonial Australian Gothic Fiction
And as Overseer, he would issue to his men what he pleased. And he pleased to
issue very little. He, as a fact, robbed them of nearly half. One Monday an elderly
transport, a coarse, languid, brutish 'First- fleeter,' working in the hot sun, fell ill.
Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, 2007
6
Her Brilliant Career: The Life of Stella Miles Franklin
Stella's mother, Susannah, was the great- granddaughter of English convicts
Edward Miles (a First Fleeter) and his wife, Susannah, who arrived in Sydney in
1803. Their native-born daughter Martha, who married an emancipist, William
Bridle, ...
7
After Nell: Descendants of Ellen Register
First Fleeter
working draft: not for quotation or reproduction without written permission
Clare Stapleton Concord, 1996
8
After Fred: Descendants of Frederick Meredith
First Fleeter
working draft: not for quotation or reproduction without written permission
Clare Stapleton Concord, 1996
Ann was a First Fleeter who had been convicted of stealing nineteen plates and
one bowl with a total value of 8 shillings from a china-mender in London. She
had married William at Sydney in March 1793.13 When Blady returned home that
...
10
The Natural History of Sydney:
So, by 1798, the first written record was being penned by a newcomer based on
the considerable bush skills of a first fleeter who had spent five years in the bush
and gained Aboriginal knowledge of the fauna. We can speculate that it was ...
Daniel Lunney, Pat Hutchings, Dieter Hochuli, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRST FLEETER»
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First Fleeter is used in the context of the following news items.
British Museum's Indigenous Australia exhibition draws crowds
We see a page from the carefully compiled notebooks of First Fleeter Lieutenant William Dawes, who took informal language lessons from a ... «The Australian, May 15»
How I fell for Anzac Day, and why I'm over it
In my usual blunt way, I said to the First Fleeter standing next to me, something like this: "I don't get it. I wish I could, but I don't. I can't ... «WA today, Apr 15»
Tony Abbott an unlikely republican recruiter
As the great-great granddaughter of a First Fleeter, Edward Miles, I feel the family did its bit for Australia Day when he stumbled ashore and cast ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
Tall stories: William McInnes on life, death and family
First Fleeter stuff.” On a night when he couldn't sleep he turned on BBC radio, hoping for a rerun of Frank Muir's bright, funny My Word. Instead ... «The Australian, Oct 14»
Walk on the wild side where the Hawkesbury River meets our …
Also resting there is First Fleeter Peter Hibbs who Winch says travelled to Australia with Captain James Cook 18 years earlier. The grave of ... «The Daily Telegraph, Sep 14»
Tony Magrathea
His daughter also has First Fleeter blood, so for a ten pound pom who didnt actually have to pay, the history of this country runs in his family. You can read more ... «Independent Australia, Sep 14»
Historic city to celebrate in style
Ghost tours of the cemeteries will also be held. Explorer Captain William Hovell and First Fleeter Mary Allen are buried in St Saviour's Cemetery ... «The Canberra Times, Jan 13»
Ancestry records available free online in Australia
... Irish, Scottish, French and Viking blood and is a descendant of a First Fleeter. Their children have broadened the mixture of cultures and she ... «Australia Forum, Aug 12»
Kay Saunders
Women like highway robber and First Fleeter Mary Bryant, Lola Montez who ruined King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and Helena Rubinstein, who ... «ABC Online, Apr 11»
Skeletons in the closet
A first fleeter would be fun, but how many convicts in your family tree are too many? Roz Gatwood ponders her criminal heritage. Tracing your ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 11»
