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After the death of their father, 2 brothers are sent to Norfolk Island penal colony where their uncle is the commandant. Here they find a family friend who had the misfortune of being transported as a convict and who they conspire to help escape. Interwoven in the story is a good representation of what life was like for both convicts and settlers in the early australian colonies. ( )
Norfolk Island is still a penal colony when Otter and Paddy Paul Cannon are sent there to live with their uncle. Otter discovers an old family retainer is a prisoner there and plans to help him escape.
Interwoven in the story is a good representation of what life was like for both convicts and settlers in the early australian colonies. (