S3E3 The Extraordinary Story of Mary Bryant – First Fleeter, Wife and Mother

This is the true story of convict First Fleeter, Mary Bryant. In March 1791 Mary, her husband, their two infant children and 6 other convicts made a daring escape from the fledgling colony of NSW. In a tiny boat, they managed to make it all the way to Timor. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners : Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: Start your search for your convict ancestors: SOURCES 1910 'An Account of the English colony in New South Wales by David Collins 1756 - 1810'. Edited, with an introduction, and notes by James Collier, , viewed 2 April 2022 1963 ‘The Transportation, Escape and Pardoning of Mary Bryant (Nee Broad)’, by C. H. Currey, Angus & Robertson Ltd 2000 ‘Two Classic Tales of Australian exploration: 1788, by Watkin Tench; Life and Adventures, by John Nicol’ , edited & introduced by Tim Flannery, Text Publishing Company, Melbourne 2015 ‘Charlotte’, Dictionary of Sydney, Cameron, Michaela Ann, , viewed 19 May 2022 2015-2016, ‘Convict Hulks’, Digital Panopticon, by Samuel Hadfield, , viewed 2 April 2022 THANK YOU Special thanks to Sue Reed and Robert Twemlow. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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S3E3 The Extraordinary Story of Mary Bryant – First Fleeter, Wife and Mother is an episode from Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow.

This episode is 00:32:48 long.

This episode was published on May 19, 2022.

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