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My Publications (including 'Online' below)
For any information regarding these publications please Email
me :-
rieusset@westnet.com.au
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YOU CAN'T HANG ME FOR IT: Life of James Mitchell
The book is my fascinating insight
into the true life of a Tasmanian man who was born in Hobart Town in the early convict days
of the Colony.
In his twenties he spent several years at sea with the British Royal Navy. He
returned to Australia where he then became involved in a life of crime.
As a habitual recidivist he received more than seventy sentences for a diversity of crimes. This
saw him incarcerated in various gaols in Victoria and Tasmania for over
eleven thousand days, totalling some thirty years of his memorable life.
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written as A Prison Sketch
in 1882 by 'One who was there'
I have reproduced the original text and inserted thirty three relevant photographs and sketches to illustrate the buildings, places and artefacts, so graphically described in 1882 |
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| An account of the first Convict
Settlement at Maria Island, Van Diemen's Land 1825 - 1832
Including tabulated information of the 1 female and 346 male convicts transcribed from the original Register held by the Oxfordshire County Records Office, Oxford, England
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| A brief study of a pioneering
family in Tasmania
Henry Jackson and his family lived in the Derwent Valley township of Hamilton from around 1840. My book traces Henry and his wider family, his several wives and their children (at least 16) and the Jackson's 19th century lifestyle. |
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A brief history of the Penitentiary
Chapel and Criminal Courts
This book, after being reprinted in many thousands of copies over some 30 years and into several languages, was the guide book for the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site building on the corner of Brisbane and Campbell Streets, Hobart. |
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The Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site A full colour publication by the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) One in a series of Monographs on the Tasmanian Heritage Estate |
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The Trial of Margaret Coghlin Margaret Coghlin was the last woman executed in Tasmania. Sentenced to death for the murder of her husband John in 1862. This book is the script of the re-enactment of Margaret's actual trial performed in the original courtroom in 1997. |
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Hobart Town 1831 An indexed listing of Hobart Town population, commerce and occupations. Compiled and sorted from The Van Diemen's Land Anniversary and Hobart-Town Almanac for the year 1831. |
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The Trial of Julius Baker In December 1859, Julius Baker, was a constable from Wedge Bay (Now Nubeena) near Port Arthur. He convinced two convicts that he could assist in their escape from the Penal Establishment of Port Arthur. Upon payment from money which they had stolen he led them into the bush well away from the settlement. Pausing to allow the men to step in front of him, he shot both of them in the back and left them to die in the bush. Fortunately they both survived and managed to crawl out to be discovered and taken to hospial in Port Arthur. The following day Julius Baker was arrested and brought to Hobart to be tried for attempted murder.
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The Penitentiary Chapel and Criminal Courts Commenced in 1831 as the Penitentiary Chapel, the building is on the corner of Brisbane and Campbell Streets, Hobart. It is open for daily tours as probably the most fascinating Colonial, Legal and Ecclesiastic Heritage building remaining in Australia.
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of His Natural Life For three weeks in September 1926, daily life on Tasman Peninsula was disrupted. Actors, local men as bit players and film crew worked on the filming of Marcus Clarke's epic story of Convict Life in Tasmania. Noted historian Michael Roe and I present two detailed accounts of the politics and daily life during the time of the film production. |
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Nonfiction Historical Articles written by me in other Publications
'That bleak cheerless Factory at George Town': Catherine Richards Convict Lives at the George Town Female Factory Published by Convict Women's Press Inc. 2014
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The due course of the law: Executions from the Cascades Female Factory Repression, Reform & Resilience A History of the Cascades Female Factory Published by Convict Women's Press Inc. 2016
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A First World War mystery man's badge from 1916 returned to Hobart Papers and Proceedings Volume 65 No 2 - August 2018 Tasmanian Historical Research Association
* * * * * * * * * William Lucey: a remembered footnote Papers and Proceedings Volume 66 No 2 - August 2019 Tasmanian Historical Research Association
* * * * * * * * * The Eaglehawk Neck Dog Line Papers and Proceedings Volume 67 No 1 - April 2020 Tasmanian Historical Research Association
* * * * * * * * * The Ultimate Escape of Scipio Africanus Papers and Proceedings Volume 68 No 3 - December 2021 Tasmanian Historical Research Association
* * * * * * * * * Two poems by Linus Miller Papers and Proceedings Volume 69 No 1 - April 2022 Tasmanian Historical Research Association
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Unpublished Works
The Trial of Martin Cash * * * * * * * * * Limited Publications Repstat 1968 An album of my photos & some cartoons from my year in Antarctica when constructing and fitting out the first Casey Station
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Westbury Probation Station Superintendant's Charge Book 1845 - 1847 My transcription from the original Charge Book recording charges, pleas, verdicts, evidence and sentences against Convicts brought before the Superintendant.
* * * * * * * * * Visiting Justices Book - Her Majesties Gaol Launceston 1885 - 1881 My transcription of comments, suggestions and remarks from Visiting Justices for over 25 years at Launceston Gaol.
Family History
My 330 page story from years of Family History Research * * * * * * * * *
My 150 page story from years of Maternal History Research
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ONLINE - 19th Century Colonial & Convict Era Words with their meanings
