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Argentina House
CARMEL, WA 6076
Australia
About UsArgentina House was established for the promotion, better understanding of the correct information of Argentina's history, geography and cultural development. Argentina House is an independent organisation which does not receive Government funding from any country, thus we can pursue our rights to express and defend our views and values. Its aim is to help create valuable knowledge and interest in Argentina and South America through social interaction, educational programs, business ventures, culture, sports, tourism and investment opportunities. Through the book Lady shore Mutiny and other titles that are in the process of being published, the aim of Argentina House Publishers is to create and promote a better understanding of the history of Argentina in the Australian society.
The keystone of this story is the mutiny aboard the convict transport ship Lady Shore off the coast of Brazil in 1797. This ship was carrying 66 female convicts and 2 male convicts from England to Botany Bay. Following the mutiny the convicts, crew and soldiers first arrived at Montevideo and then 50 convict women were landed in Buenos Aires, the capital of the Viceroyalty of the Rio del la Plata, none of the convict women were recaptured and one in particular, a convict named Mary Clarke later in her life through marriages and business acumen became prominent in the local society. Mary Clarke witnessed, with her fellow travelers, the British invasions of Buenos Aires of 1806/07, the independence Revolution on 25th May 1810, and other important events in Argentina. The book cover is a painting by Norman Lindsay, the famous Australian painter, sculptor and writer, this painting was done in 1909 showing in a dramatic light the attack and subsequent killing by the mutineers of Captain James Willcocks commander of the Lady Shore. This was published in the Lone Hand magazine the precursor of the now defunct Bulletin magazine. Norman Lindsay also wrote the children's book "The Magic Pudding" which has entertained and amused generations of children and their parents in Australia and internationally. Presently there are copies of the Lady Shore Mutiny in the following libraries:
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In June 2009 Argentina House started a publishing house and the first publication is the Lady Shore Mutiny, printed in a deluxe hard cover edition that will be of great interest to readers and researchers alike of the naval and colonial history as it covers unknown facts of Argentina and Australia. This book is of a limited edition. Price is $70.00 + postage.