The Van Diemen’s Land Thespian
In 1833, Samson Cameron sailed into Hobart Town with his new bride, the acclaimed actress Cordelia Bouchier. It was a town on the up, with a would-be high society, religious leaders jockeying for dominance, convicts toiling to erect grand sandstone buildings, and a pub on every corner. What followed was a life of entrepreneurship, intense […]