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Traitor’s Reward on the Dunvegan Castle
A convict named Patrick Quilkin seeks power in the early colonial era. After manipulating guards and using a black mistress, he rises to oversee stations near Port Stephens, Gloucester, and Stroud, plotting to seize authority. When exposed, he murders rival Maclaren, slashes his hostage, and is captured. later, his attempt to escape ends on the gallows with a community unsettled by his rise and fall.
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Ambion
Sydney Cove
Patrick Quilkin
Lincoln
William Maclaren
Quilkin
Thames
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Storry
Hyde Park
Congress
Maclaren
A.A. Company
Port Stephens
Syd ‘Ney
Longth
Liverpool
Newcastle
Glenweater
James Edward Ebswort
Ie Comany
Dumaresq
Sydney
Quitkin
Parramatta
My. Ebsworth
Lavers
Lin
Caydain Cook
Darlinghoret