Title The ship thieves / Siân Rees

Published Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia, 2005

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W'PONDS	994.402092 Porter Ree/Sth		AVAILABLE

Description 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm regular print Summary As dusk came down on the evening of 13 January 1834, James Porter and nine other convicts, transported at His Majesty's Pleasure to Van Diemen's Land, captured the newly launched barque the Frederick from their British masters. James Porter had spent the majority of his days since transportation planning how he would escape Analysis Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia) Voyages & shipwrecks Porter, James -- biography Prisoners, Transportation of Convicts -- Tasmania -- biography Convicts -- Norfolk Island -- biography Notes Map on front endpaper Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 219-220 Subject Porter, James, active 1823-1843. Porter, James. Prisoners -- Transportation -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Biography. Prisoners -- Norfolk Island -- Biography. Prisoners -- Norfolk Island -- History -- 19th century. Penal transportation -- Great Britain -- History. Prisoners -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Biography. Penal colonies -- Norfolk Island. Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Macquarie Harbour -- Biography Prisoners -- Transportation -- Great Britain -- Biography. Prisoners -- Transportation -- Australia. Prisoners -- Transportation -- Norfolk Island. Prisoners -- Norfolk Island -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Biography Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Biography Prisoners -- Norfolk Island -- History -- 19th century -- Biography. Prisoners -- Transportation -- Great Britain -- History. Penal colonies -- Norfolk Island -- Biography. Prisoners -- Australia -- Biography. Prisoners -- Transportation -- Australia -- History -- 19th century. Penal colonies -- Australia -- Norfolk Island -- History -- 19th century. Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Biography. Prisoners -- Australia -- Norfolk Island -- Biography. Penal transportation -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. SUBJECT Melanesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79150421 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1788-1851 Melanesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79150421 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 Genre/Form Biography. History. Biographies. LC no. 2006365650 ISBN 0733619142 :

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