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When the weaving trade in the south of England moved from private homes to factories, many people realised that to continue to own their futures they would have to leave their native land. While north America attracted most interest, a hardy few decided to make the long and hazardous journey to a land at the bottom of the world, realising that they would never again see home. Convicts had been sent there for some time, and word was coming back of a land which seemed to be available for the taking by those who could stand the hardship and isolation. Hannah's daughters made that journey. In an unbroken line of seven generations of mothers and daughters, they survived and prospered. Hardworking and intelligent, tough and independent: farmers, teachers, nurses. Superb cooks and managers. Australian women.