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... of convict labour , and the moral benefits of transportation to English society .
11 The prison reformer Howard was the only witness to criticize the living
conditions and morality of convicts on the hulks . See ' Report of the Select
Committee on ...
... of convict labour , and the moral benefits of transportation to English society .
11 The prison reformer Howard was the only witness to criticize the living
conditions and morality of convicts on the hulks . See ' Report of the Select
Committee on ...
Page 146
He concluded with an attack on the moral condition of the colony , in which he
asserted that vice of every description was openly encouraged , while positions
of trust were held by men whose characters were disgraceful to the British nation
.
He concluded with an attack on the moral condition of the colony , in which he
asserted that vice of every description was openly encouraged , while positions
of trust were held by men whose characters were disgraceful to the British nation
.
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He then turned to improve the morals of the people , especially those of the lower
orders . On 27 January he also published a proclamation in which he referred to
the very shameful and indecent custom of settlers and other inhabitants carrying
...
He then turned to improve the morals of the people , especially those of the lower
orders . On 27 January he also published a proclamation in which he referred to
the very shameful and indecent custom of settlers and other inhabitants carrying
...
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Contents
THE EARLIEST TIMES TO CATHOLIC CHRISTENDOM | 5 |
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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 Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2008 |
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