A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... convicts . That did not endear the leaguers to the members of the convict community . Men stayed away in droves from the dinners of the league which were held to whip up feeling against convict pollution . The leaguers were obliged to ...
... convicts . That did not endear the leaguers to the members of the convict community . Men stayed away in droves from the dinners of the league which were held to whip up feeling against convict pollution . The leaguers were obliged to ...
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... convicts available for hire to employers , male as well as female ; by mid - 1852 there was not a single male available and only a few females . The advantage of cheap convict labour had disappeared , without any corresponding increase ...
... convicts available for hire to employers , male as well as female ; by mid - 1852 there was not a single male available and only a few females . The advantage of cheap convict labour had disappeared , without any corresponding increase ...
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... convict labour , the only way being their separation from New South Wales . At a subsequent meeting in Brisbane on 8 January 1851 they agreed to put three requests to the British government : separation from New South Wales , the ...
... convict labour , the only way being their separation from New South Wales . At a subsequent meeting in Brisbane on 8 January 1851 they agreed to put three requests to the British government : separation from New South Wales , the ...
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THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN 23 2 453 | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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