New TV Drama "Banished" The founding of the Penal Colony in Australia in 1788

[Wiggy]

From various books I've read, it wasn't only the 'savages' but the 'foreign' bush itself with it's lack of recognizable food (for European eyes anyhow) etc .

 

[majm]

   yes, and planting crops at the wrong time of the year, and in the wrong soil, but apparently this TV show covers the first fortnight after landing....     so this is before the smallpox outbreak, but after  La Perouse landed at Botany Bay 26 January 1788.  So same day perhaps same time as Phillip was raising the Jack at Sydney Cove.

I wonder .... perhaps the UK RChatters will know :

Does this TV show have the authentic Union Jack .... you know, no cross of St Patrick until 1801 ?

Cheers,  JM

[Wiggy]

first two weeks - they haven't had time to plant/reap anything yet!!!   

[majm]

I know, and the women folk had not landed until those two weeks had passed 

 

but there's been mentions on this thread about Mary Bryant,  Gov Bligh and events later than Jan/Feb 1788, so why not mention the poor decisions re crops ....   

 

Cheers,  JM

[spices]

Gee I will have to reread David Hill's book

1788 - The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet.

[majm]

There's also the Gutenberg project .... it has contemporary journals .....

http://gutenberg.net.au/first-fleet.html

Cheers,  JM

[california dreamin]

Hi all,

I'm afraid I'm struggling with 'Banished'.  Last night we were told again that the men were on half rations nearing starvation and were exhausted from their labours...however their libido's still seem insatiable.  The first pregnancy has been announced!  However, as we have been told again that there is one woman to every five men and they seem to be in constant demand only one pregnant woman seems very low.    I think they have now found a replacement blacksmith (hurrah) however if only they could find a few fishermen perhaps they would not be so hungry??   

I think I may go back to my usual Thursday night viewing on an opposing channel - which show all things creepy and paranormal....my particular fave is the 'Haunted Collector'

[majm]

Well, here's the link to the Uni of Wollongong's info about rations   

http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/s_rations.html

And here's the link to the origins of the story about the orgy http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/the_myth_of_sydneys_foundational_orgy

And I gave the link earlier to Gutenberg resources .... there's plenty there that will help sort out the unbalance in numbers of females and males


Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Was this the birth :
http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/faq/index.php?lang=en&action=artikel&cat=10&id=19264&artlang=en

Cheers,  JM