Mary Proctor: Convict, Pioneer and Settler

by Jeff Atkinson

The true story of a woman transported to Australia as a convict in the 1820s. She represents thousands of people, mainly convicts and former convicts who settled Australia in the first wave of white migration. The history of an ordinary woman, working as a pioner in Tasmania, a poor resident of Melbourne before finally settling in Ballarat during the gold rush.

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005