Despite the rhetoric of reform, most of the boys endured unrelenting punishment and maltreatment. For some, transportation to Point Puer became a death sentence, with one in thirty dying there.
Those who survived Point Puer were released into the colony semi-skilled at best, to be confronted by an unwelcoming society anxious to put its convict origins behind it.
This is their story.
By:
Alistair Scott Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 154mm,
ISBN:9781763768291 ISBN 10: 1763768295 Publication Date:01 May 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
