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William T. G. Finn- the blacksmith
William Thomas George Finn was born in Canterbury, England, on 11 September 1847 in Canterbury, Kent, his father, Nathaniel, was 24 and...
Sep 7, 20224 min read


The end of Mary's story Chapter 12: A Woman's Work.....
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others." —Pericles In 1861,...
Feb 4, 20225 min read

Chapter 11: The Miner's Wife
The mining industry might make wealth and power for a few men and women, but the many would constantly be smashed and battered beneath...
Jan 29, 20224 min read


Chapter 10: Three Weddings and too many Funerals.
The year is 1855, and Joseph is a butcher with a shop in Mt Barker. He is now sixty years old and has led a tough life. After years of...
Jan 11, 20223 min read


Chapter 9: Raising a family 1837-1855.
Arriving in the fledgling colony in 1837, with a baby on the way, would seem daunting. Mary was now in an even stranger land with new...
Dec 10, 20215 min read


Chapter 8: South Australia- a free colony.
We are not stuck in the ruts of destiny, we have the power to break free, clear our vision and see a new life for ourselves. Tony Clark
Moti
Dec 3, 20217 min read

Chapter 7: Joseph "Black Joe" Hatfield.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better. John Dewey
Nov 11, 20218 min read

Chapter 6: Robert "Harlequin Bob" Cowburn.
"Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that,...
Oct 24, 20217 min read


Chapter 5: Houses of Correction or Female Factories.
"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences." ― Criss Jami, Killosophy.
Oct 12, 20218 min read


Chapter 4: Van Dieman's Land
History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses. Charles Angoff
Oct 1, 202110 min read

Chapter 3: Transportation.
History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances. Donald Creighton
Aug 28, 202116 min read


Chapter 2: Trial and Prison
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
Aug 20, 202110 min read


Chapter 1: England 1800-1826 – Life and times of Mary Davis
Mark Twain said, "History never repeats itself, but it rhymes"
Aug 20, 202115 min read
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