Name: A Tough Life by Reassign
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: In a place where pregnancy was punished, Margaret O'Meara had many children.

In a place where pregnancy was punished, Margaret O'Meara had many children.

A Tough Life

Learn how Jamaican convict Joseph Lewis defied all odds and enjoyed success.

The Black Groom

Hear what bushranger Martin Cash said of his exploits in Campbell Town.

Beating The Traps

Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish radical who staged a daring escape from Tasmania.

Meagher Of The Sword

Glover and Batman lived next to each other but they were not good friends.

Bad Neighbours

[V1] Find out about the convict who gave Ross Bridge its unique and mysterious carvings.

The Stonemason's Revenge

Hear from bushranger Martin Cash about his turbulent time in Longford.

High Drama at Longford

Discover the exploits of Tasmania's beloved bushranger in this song from Brooke Taylor.

The Ballad of Gentleman Brady

The Young Ireland convicts who were sent to Van Diemen's Land were protesting against British rule in Ireland. They were sick of being told where they could and couldn't go in their own country. In exile the British tried to impose the same rules on them but they rebelled constantly ignoring the boundaries imposed on them and eventually escaping. Several of these men were assigned to the Northern Midlands.

A Line on the Map

This song tells the story of a radical 'sit-in' at the Hobart Female Factory. It's just one example of the many rebellions stage in female factories to protest against their cruel treatment.

A Tough Life

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