Seal, Graham, 1950-

These few lines : a convict story : the lost lives of Myra & William Sykes / Graham Seal. - Sydney, NSW : ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006. - xv, 236 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236).

1. By silver wood. 2. The poacher's fate. 3. Common folk and common rights. 4. On trial for murder. 5. Another trial. 6. Dear husband... 7. Aboard the Norwood. 8. A weight of woe, 9. Swan river. 10. Rebels and ranger. 11. The long years. 12. A conditional freedom. 13. The sting in the tale. - Postscript. Lost graves . - Appendix: The Toodyay letters and related documents.

9780733319488 (hbk.) 0733319483 (hbk.)


Sykes, William, 1827-1891.
Sykes, Myra, 1894.


Prisoners--Australia--Western Australia--Biography.
Prisoners' spouses--England--Sheffield--Biography.
Prisoners--Australia--Western Australia--Correspondence.

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