The saga of a pioneer
convict
family from the early days of Australian
colonial settlement
up until the present day. Sarah
Everingham
, eldest daughter of
Matthew James Everingham
, convict of the
First Fleet
, and
Elizabeth Rymes
Second Fleet
, married ex-convict
Richard Woodbury
and established a pioneer family in the
Hawkesbury
region of New South Wales and later into the northern tablelands of NSW around
Inverell
,
Tingha
and
Glen Innes
. The story relates the life and times of the family as they struggled to eke out a living, suffered drought, fires, murderous attacks by escaped convicts, and
two world wars
. This book is the second book in a trilogy about the Everingham Dynasty in Australia - the first in the trilogy being
Elizabeth Rymes - A Remarkable Life
, and the third book soon to be released,
Matthew James Everingham - Convict of the First Fleet.