AuthorHutchison, David Eric, 1927-DescriptionThis is a fictional reconstruction of the story of John Gavin, a Parkhurst boy who committed murder and was the first European to be hanged in the colony. The Parkhurst Reformatory on the Isle of Wight housed juvenile convicts, from ten to twenty one years old. 234 of these juveniles were transported to Western Australia from 1842 to 1851.ImprintFremantle : David Hutchison, 2004Collation106 p. : 30 cmLanguageEnglishDate Published2004NotesIncludes references.Dewey ClassB/GAVPublication FormatBook
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Hutchison, David Eric, 1927-, Many years a thief. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/23464