The Ghost of Deadman's Isle single work   short story  
Is part of True Stories of the Penal Days James J. Wright , 1897-1898 series - author
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 The Ghost of Deadman's Isle
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An Englishman's determined attempts to secure the escape of a gentlemanly prisoner from Port Arthur is achieved with the help of a Tasmanian merchant/smuggler and his men and ship, and a sexton responsible for burials in the convict settlements cemetery. Two attempts are necessary, both are discovered with loss of life for many - but the prisoner and his friend escape only to be revealed as husband and wife. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 32 no. 390 November 1897 Z1074141 1897 periodical issue 1897 pg. 744-748
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  • Port Arthur, Tasman Peninsula, Forestier Peninsula - Tasman Peninsula area, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
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