Mary Mulvane, an 18-year-old Irish girl, is sent to New South Wales for seven years as a convict after defending her own property. She faces the brutal reality of transportation to Australia and the psychological torment of her years-long imprisonment.
Mary Mulvane, an 18-year-old Irish girl, is sent to New South Wales for seven years after protecting her property. She faces the terror of transportation to Australia and years of anxiety as a convict.
Aired: Sep 12, 1978In 1796 Ireland, the Mulvanes are oppressed by British laws and taxes. Daught...
Aired: Sep 12, 1978Mary now a convicted criminal, boards the convict ship 'Britania' for the ard...
Aired: Sep 19, 1978Mary and Polly survive the sea voyage and are assigned on their arrival in Sy...
Aired: Sep 19, 1978Mary and Polly begin to settle into their various situations in the new colon...
5. An Agreement Between Officers and Others
Aired: Sep 26, 1978Time passes in the colony. Jonathon begins to have genuine feelings for Mary,...
Aired: Oct 3, 1978Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decides to stay in the...
Aired: Oct 10, 1978Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts ...
8. When Kings Go Forth to Battle
Aired: Oct 17, 1978The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British...
Aired: Oct 17, 1978Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house....
10. A Matter of Life and Death
Aired: Oct 24, 1978Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough ...
Aired: Oct 24, 1978Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of t...
Aired: Oct 30, 1978Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But w...
Aired: Oct 10, 1978Jonathan is sentenced to six months jail for writing a letter to the Governor...
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Jon English: Six Ribbons - Against The Wind: Australian Mini-Series
