The following book, as the title suggests, revolves around early Australian history. It starts from the First Fleet era, which referred to the fleet of 11 ships

Difficulties encountered by settlers - suggestions for more progressive means; p.43 Van Diemens Land, necessity for carrying gun, musket holes in walls in case

Excerpt from Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: The Story of the Ten Governors, and the Story of the Convicts How strangely the links fit in