448981
- TitleLetter from Charles O'Hara Booth to Matthew Forster, 15 September 1843
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- Call numberDLADD 72
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15 September 1843 - Type of material
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- Physical Description1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript) - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Charles O'Hara Booth was commandant of the penal settlement at Port Arthur from 1833 to 1844. Matthew Forster was Chief Police Magistrate in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) from 1831 to 1843. - Scope and ContentIn this letter Booth reports that four convicts have escaped from Port Arthur in a homemade canoe.
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On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes - State Library of New South Wales (6 November, 2006 - 9 February, 2007)
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