Through the Surgeon’s Eye: Illness and Treatment aboard Convict Vessels

In this presentation Colleen describes the illnesses and treatments encountered by convicts during their transportation to Australia. She draws on the many surviving journal kept by the Surgeons assigned to the transport ships.

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38 minutes

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Through the Surgeon’s Eye: Illness and Treatment aboard Convict Vessels

Presenter

Colleen Arulappu

Topics related to this webcast

Convicts

Shipping

Surgeons

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Last updated on 27 Feb 2023 @ 3:29 pm by 11109