Listen "S3E1 The Isle of the Dead with Tammy Reardon"
Episode Synopsis
Join me as I talk to Tammy Reardon about the Isle of the Dead – the final resting place for convicts who died at Port Arthur. Tammy has been conducting tours at the Isle of the Dead and Port Arthur Historic Site for over 15 years. She shares with us stories about the Island, convicts and free settlers associated with the site such as Henry Savery, the Staveley family and the last gravedigger, Mark Jeffery.
LINKS
The Isle of the Dead Cemetery Tour:
https://portarthur.org.au/tour/isle-of-the-dead/
Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners:
www.jennifer-twemlow.com
Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter:
https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia
Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866
https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en
Start your search for your convict ancestors:
https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych
https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424
FURTHER READING
1967 ‘SAVERY, HENRY (1791-1842)’ Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 7 April 2022, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/savery-henry-2632
1985 ‘THE ISLE OF THE DEAD, PORT ARTHUR’, Richard Lord & Partners, R. Lord
1995 'DEATH AND BURIAL AT PORT ARTHUR', L Ross, Honours thesis, UT.
2017-2020 ‘JEFFERY, MARK, 1825-1903’, Digital Panopticon, B. Godfrey, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/Jeffrey,_Mark,_1825-1903
2021 ‘ONE WOMAN IS REVEALING THE STORIES OF CONVICTS, SETTLERS BURIED ON THE ISLE OF THE DEAD’, ABC News, L. Gwynn, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-11/discovering-the-stories-of-those-buried-on-the-isle-of-the-dead/100527502
THANK YOU
Special thanks to Tammy Reardon.
Music by Ahjay Stelino
LINKS
The Isle of the Dead Cemetery Tour:
https://portarthur.org.au/tour/isle-of-the-dead/
Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners:
www.jennifer-twemlow.com
Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter:
https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia
Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866
https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en
Start your search for your convict ancestors:
https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych
https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100396961-13671424
FURTHER READING
1967 ‘SAVERY, HENRY (1791-1842)’ Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 7 April 2022, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/savery-henry-2632
1985 ‘THE ISLE OF THE DEAD, PORT ARTHUR’, Richard Lord & Partners, R. Lord
1995 'DEATH AND BURIAL AT PORT ARTHUR', L Ross, Honours thesis, UT.
2017-2020 ‘JEFFERY, MARK, 1825-1903’, Digital Panopticon, B. Godfrey, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/Jeffrey,_Mark,_1825-1903
2021 ‘ONE WOMAN IS REVEALING THE STORIES OF CONVICTS, SETTLERS BURIED ON THE ISLE OF THE DEAD’, ABC News, L. Gwynn, viewed 7 April 2022, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-11/discovering-the-stories-of-those-buried-on-the-isle-of-the-dead/100527502
THANK YOU
Special thanks to Tammy Reardon.
Music by Ahjay Stelino
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