Project Gutenberg 2018-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 423 Woomera 1817 1900 Delaforce, William The Life and Experiences of an Ex-Convict in Port Macquarie Produced by Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) "The Life and Experiences of an Ex-Convict in Port Macquarie" by Woomera is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. This work narrates the journey and hardships faced by an individual wrongfully imprisoned for theft and subsequently transported to Australia as a convict. The book explores the ex-convict's experiences in Port Macquarie, detailing the brutal realities of penal servitude and his interactions with various characters, revealing the grim conditions of convict life in a nascent colony. The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s birth in Shoreditch, London, and the circumstances leading to his wrongful conviction as a teenager. He vividly recounts the moment he is accused of theft, his fear of imprisonment, and the subsequent trial that results in his transportation to Australia for seven years. The descriptions of his arrival in Sydney, followed by a grueling journey and adjustment to life in Port Macquarie, set the tone for the trials he faces. Through these chapters, readers gain insight into the harsh realities of colonial punishment, the camaraderie among convicts, and the struggles for survival against the backdrop of a burgeoning Australian settlement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales Woomera, 1817-1900 Prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography HV Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 152563 2025-08-23T07:59:30.747534 text/html 152267 2023-02-03T12:18:03 text/html 187174 2025-08-23T07:59:34.378549 application/epub+zip 186089 2025-08-23T07:59:31.382552 application/epub+zip 140002 2025-08-23T07:59:31.060517 application/epub+zip 235211 2025-08-23T07:59:36.692513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211141 2025-08-23T07:59:34.007501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165450 2022-09-26T10:53:17.519678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132282 2025-08-23T07:59:30.517543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132494 2023-02-03T12:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18659 2025-08-23T07:59:36.827480 application/rdf+xml 16876 2025-08-23T07:59:31.136509 image/jpeg 2527 2025-08-23T07:59:31.096519 image/jpeg 50470 2023-02-03T12:19:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 155763 2023-02-03T12:20:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 155680 2025-08-23T07:59:30.763534 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog