{"product_id":"convict-orphans-the-heartbreaking-stories-of-the-colonys-forgotten-children-and-those-who-succeeded-against-all-odds-by-lucy-frost","title":"Convict Orphans: The heartbreaking stories of the colony's forgotten children, and those who succeeded against all odds by Lucy Frost","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAll families have their secrets, and a convict \u003cbr\u003eancestor or an illegitimate birth were shames \u003cbr\u003ethat families once buried deep. Among the \u003cbr\u003ebest-hidden stories in Australia's history are \u003cbr\u003ethose of convict orphans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAgnes arrived on a convict transport aged four, \u003cbr\u003eand was abandoned when her mother needed \u003cbr\u003eto escape an abusive husband. After their \u003cbr\u003emother died and their father deserted them, \u003cbr\u003eMaria and Eliza Marriner were taken into state\u003cbr\u003ecare too. Cut off from family, behind the walls of \u003cbr\u003ethe imposing sandstone buildings of the \u003cbr\u003eQueen's Orphan Schools, they were among \u003cbr\u003ehundreds of young children entrusted to the \u003cbr\u003emuch feared Matron Smyth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAt the age of twelve, the children left the \u003cbr\u003eorphanage to work without pay on farms \u003cbr\u003eand in homes - some of them places where no \u003cbr\u003echild should ever have been sent. Although \u003cbr\u003ecolonists called it white slavery, the authorities\u003cbr\u003eturned a blind eye to what was really happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThese are stories of abuse and abandonment,\u003cbr\u003eand also of great generosity and kindness from\u003cbr\u003eindividuals who rescued and supported \u003cbr\u003echildren. Some children managed to build \u003cbr\u003ehappy lives for themselves, but many could not \u003cbr\u003enavigate a system stacked against them. There \u003cbr\u003eare  disturbing parallels between the Queen's \u003cbr\u003eOrphan Schools in Hobart and other children's \u003cbr\u003einstitutions in Australia into the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGenres:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eNonfiction - Australia - Tasmania - Convicts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\" class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eVery good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ePublished 2023 by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e296\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e9781761067686\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e 420g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Frost, Lucy","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback: 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.3 cm","offer_id":41708640731222,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/20240826_095258_2.jpg?v=1724647455","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/convict-orphans-the-heartbreaking-stories-of-the-colonys-forgotten-children-and-those-who-succeeded-against-all-odds-by-lucy-frost","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}