If you are standing on the dock in Sydney cove, there are probably two reasons you are there: You have been sent or you have come to have a look around. In any case, you will need this Guide Book for Convicts and Tourists to get a feel for the local society. The Guide Book will tell you stories about the colony and of some interesting people who have lived here. Oh, and if you have been sent here, someone will be along shortly to sort you out. Good luck with that.

What a Wacky place. City folk sent to the other side of the earth to live in the bush and deal with the flies. While people wanted to have endless parties, they got into some bother and mischief along the way. Wacky Australia has a look at the funny side of people’s lives and adventures in the 1700s and 1800s and is written for children to enjoy reading Australian history.