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Page 102
On the serious side, there was the question whether the Governor had the power
to revoke an assignment, with the not unexpected side wind that General
Darling's use of the power had been both illegal and tyrannical. On the lighter
side, ...
On the serious side, there was the question whether the Governor had the power
to revoke an assignment, with the not unexpected side wind that General
Darling's use of the power had been both illegal and tyrannical. On the lighter
side, ...
Page 281
That August Arthur heard that Hogarth, a convict servant in the police office at
Waterloo, had taken a bribe from Mr Meredith, a settler at Oyster Bay, to get him
more assigned servants. Everyone knew that at those levels such bribery went on
: ...
That August Arthur heard that Hogarth, a convict servant in the police office at
Waterloo, had taken a bribe from Mr Meredith, a settler at Oyster Bay, to get him
more assigned servants. Everyone knew that at those levels such bribery went on
: ...
Page 282
arrival in the colony in May 1824, was mentioned in two cases before a
magistrate in Launceston which suggested he, Bryan, had had the most improper
transactions with his assigned servants. Arthur, concluding that a man who had
given ...
arrival in the colony in May 1824, was mentioned in two cases before a
magistrate in Launceston which suggested he, Bryan, had had the most improper
transactions with his assigned servants. Arthur, concluding that a man who had
given ...
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Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 61 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838 Volume 2 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0522842232, 9780522842234 |
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