Islands of incarceration

convict and quarantine islands of the Australian coast

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Copiously illustrated history of seven islands, Sarah, Norfolk, Rottnest, Melville, Stradbroke, Cockatoo and Peel which were used as penal settlements or quarantine stations. Discusses topics such as the conditions endured by the convicts and those in charge of them. Includes references and an index. The authors are historians with a special interest in the origins of contemporary Australian health care.