The transportation of William Wall

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Written By Christine Leonard

Horncastle Horse Fair 1874, Lincolnshire England

(photo courtesy of Horncastle History and Heritage Society)

Christine Leonard

Christine is an Australian who was born in Papua New Guinea and grew up on the island of Bougainville. A large part of her career was spent in community development working in international aid in the Asia Pacific Region.

Christine wrote a family history of her father’s ancestors featuring William Wall who was transported in 1835 to the colony of Van Diemen’s Land.

She edited a memoir of the Late Fr Franz Miltrup SM who spent 50 years on Bougainville. The memoir has been edited and self-published, due for printing in Jan-Feb 2023

Her current project is a memoir about growing up on plantations in the New Guinea Islands from the 1950s to the 1970s.

http://leonardstories.com
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