Dutch spy woman involved in the decision to start the NSW penal settlement in 1788?

Margaretha Wolters, also known as Marguerite Wolters, was an intriguing figure in 18th-century espionage. Her clandestine activities appear to have played a pivotal role in shaping British decisions during that era. Kate Fullagar, a social and cultural historian, has been awarded the 2024 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography titled “The Secret Read more…