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Informationen zum Autor John West was born in Liverpool, UK and emigrated to Australia as a school teacher in 1971. He left teaching to become a minister in the Anglican Church and served in Sydney, Newcastle and Grafton dioceses over twenty-five years before semi-retiring in 2016, from rector of the Parish Port Macquarie and his position as a Grafton Diocese missional archdeacon. John gained teaching certificates from the UK and NSW, a B.Th and an MA in Theology, which led to some part-time lecturing. He has three married children and four grandchildren through his marriage to his late wife, Susan. He has since re-married to Lisa in 2020. They live on the NSW Central Coast, while doing part-time locum work in the Newcastle Diocese. Klappentext A history of Tasmania by an English-born minister who fought to end its status as a penal colony. Zusammenfassung English-born minister John West (1809–1873) moved to Tasmania in 1838 and became a critic of convict transportation. A supporter commissioned him to write this history, and the two volumes were published in 1852. Volume 2 discusses the Aboriginal Tasmanians and the arrival of British convicts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Aborigines: 1. Tasman's account of the natives; 2. Conflict at Risdon; 3. Causes of conflict; 4. Proclamation against them; 5. Murders committed by natives; 6. Conciliation; 7. Mr. Robinson's efforts; 8. Disposal of the natives; 9. Rapid extinction; 10. Origin of the natives; Part II. Transportation: 1. Exile; 2. State of English gaols; 3. Bentham's project; 4. Voyage; 5. Early difficulties of convict management; 6. Origin of bushranging; 7. Habits of convict population; 8. The colonies re-act on each other; 9. Bigge's recommendations; 10. Land granted to settlers employing convicts; 11. Assignment established in America; 12. Escapes from Macquarie Harbor; 13. Macquarie Harbor; 14. Escape of prisoners; 15. Arthur's principles of penal government; 16. Disposal of mechanics and specials; 17. Views of ministers; 18. Convict system of New South Wales; 19. Franklin's appointment; 20. Remarks on Machonochie's system; 21. Sir Wm. Molesworth's committee; 22. Lord John Russell's plan; 23. Lord Stanley's probation system; 24. System in Van Diemen's Land; 25. Treatment of female prisoners; 26. Lord Stanley's directions for the disposal of women; 27. Views of transportation; Conclusion; Alphabetical account of the chief places in Tasmania....
