Rhondda Harris is a retired archaeologist. She studied at Flinders University where her honours thesis on archaeology and postcontact Indigenous Adelaide was both the start of her career and the beginning of a passion for researching the history of early Adelaide. She now works on deceased estates, sorting through the accumulations of lives. She sees this as a sort of archaeology and it is a job she loves. Rhondda moved to Adelaide in 1974, has two sons, two grandsons and a dog. Despite growing up in New South Wales, she sees Adelaide as home.
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'The journal provides fascinating reading and at the same time is a fabulous addition to the story of early Adelaide.' - Nic Klaassen, Flinders Ranges Research
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'This is a gaol story of the highest order and we must thank Rhondda Harris for installing a new individual in the Australian prison pantheon.' - John Shield, Honest History
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'A fascinating book which paints a picture of life at the gaol and in the fledgling colony.' - The Senior
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'If you have an interest in Adelaide's early history I can highly recommend this book.' - Jan Kershaw, Glam Adelaide
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'An unusual but absorbing account of the birth of South Australia.' - I. F., ARPA News
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'A great strength of the book is the editorial work of Rhondda Harris, who has added to the journal some insightful background on both the document and its times, and moreover inserts linking narratives between sections of entries and perceptive commentaries on the gaol, its governor, and its interesting times.' - Peter Monteath, Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia