| Record Number |
891411 |
| ISBN |
9780733341502 (paperback) |
| Author |
Kieza, Grantlee author. |
| Title |
The remarkable Mrs Reibey / Grantlee Kieza. |
| Publisher/Date |
Gadigal Country/Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Pagination etc. |
354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-354) |
| Summary Note |
The cross-dressing horse thief who became Australia's first female business tycoon. Mary, who was just 15 when she arrived in Australia in 1792 after being deported from England for horse stealing, became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the young colony of New South Wales. Not only did she overcome her convict past to build a wealthy business empire, she also played a key role in the opening of Australia's first bank, The Bank of New South Wales, in Sydney in 1817. |
| Subject - Name |
Reibey, Mary, -- 1777-1855 |
| Subject |
Bank of New South Wales -- History |
| Women prisoners -- Australia -- Biography |
| Women pioneers -- New South Wales -- Biography |
| Biographies. |
| Shelf Location |
994.402 REIB |
