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Charles Williams had been granted thirty acres of land at Parramatta in April
1791 , in recognition of the extraordinary propriety of his conduct as a convict
overseer.21 In October 1792 , Williams and another convict , Richard Sutton ,
bound ...
Charles Williams had been granted thirty acres of land at Parramatta in April
1791 , in recognition of the extraordinary propriety of his conduct as a convict
overseer.21 In October 1792 , Williams and another convict , Richard Sutton ,
bound ...
Page 227
... his hatreds on to that make - shift paper with which he was now reduced to
conduct his correspondence with his gaolers and would - be rescuers , for
Foveaux had deprived him of the use of official notepaper.79 There was worse to
come .
... his hatreds on to that make - shift paper with which he was now reduced to
conduct his correspondence with his gaolers and would - be rescuers , for
Foveaux had deprived him of the use of official notepaper.79 There was worse to
come .
Page 247
For those who displayed a disposition to industry and good conduct during
servitude there were indulgences such as tea , tobacco , extra allowances of food
, and from private employers there was payment of wages which , although
strictly ...
For those who displayed a disposition to industry and good conduct during
servitude there were indulgences such as tea , tobacco , extra allowances of food
, and from private employers there was payment of wages which , although
strictly ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Aug 2019 |
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