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Title: Convict publication
Post by: cynmac on Monday 02 May 22 14:51 BST (UK)
Hi Can anyone help. I am trying to find a copy of the book titled...The precarious voyage of Her Majesty's convict  Ship Nile to the Swan River colony late 1857...by Bill Edgar.  Can anyone help me source either a printed copy or a digitalised version to download.  I am in the UK.  I have an ancestor who was on this ship. Thanks.
Title: Re: Convict publication
Post by: Ashtone on Monday 02 May 22 16:20 BST (UK)
Have you tried searching this A-Z database? Looks like the data is taken from the book you mentioned.
Total of 271 passengers on the Sept 1857 voyage. Link: https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/nile/1857
Title: Re: Convict publication
Post by: Copper1 on Monday 02 May 22 16:43 BST (UK)
Would this be a clue synmac? I think "istor" is something some main library's might have a licence for.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779
Title: Re: Convict publication
Post by: Copper1 on Monday 02 May 22 16:47 BST (UK)
Update - looks as if there is access to e-book here: Depends how committed you are with these sites!

https://www.libraryofbook.com/books/the-precarious-voyage-of-her-majesty-s-convict-transport-ship-nile-to-the-swan-river-colony-in-1857
Title: Re: Convict publication
Post by: cynmac on Monday 02 May 22 17:29 BST (UK)
Many thanks Copper1 , this is exactly what I was looking for.