Introduction: torture, punishment and secondary penal settlements -- Major James Morisset, Newcastle, 1819-1823 -- Captain Patrick Logan, Moreton Bay, 1826-1834 -- Lieutenant-Colonel James Morisset, Norfolk Island, 1829-1834 -- Captain Charles O'Hara Booth, Port Arthur, 1833-1844 -- Captain Alexander Maconochie, Norfolk Island, 1840-1844 -- Mr John Price, Norfolk Island, 1846-1852 -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Glossary
Summary
Alan Tucker's unflinching depiction of one of the darkest sides to Australia's history raises many questions about crime and punishment, and the use and abuse of power
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Bibliography: page 46
Audience
Primary school students
Notes
Children's Book Council of Australia, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2003