A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1840Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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Page 28
... amongst the convicts , where I beheld a sight truly shocking to the feelings of humanity , a great number of them laying , some half and others nearly quite naked , without either bed or bedding , unable to turn or help themselves ...
... amongst the convicts , where I beheld a sight truly shocking to the feelings of humanity , a great number of them laying , some half and others nearly quite naked , without either bed or bedding , unable to turn or help themselves ...
Page 30
... Amongst the latter few are idle or useless , and they feel themselves interested in their different employments . On the contrary , amongst the convicts we have few who are inclined to be industrious , or who feel themselves anyways ...
... Amongst the latter few are idle or useless , and they feel themselves interested in their different employments . On the contrary , amongst the convicts we have few who are inclined to be industrious , or who feel themselves anyways ...
Page 192
... amongst the settlers as servants and labourers . The convicts in the service of Government , are divided into gangs , - every gang has an overseer , and every two or three gangs a superintendent ; these are frequently chosen from amongst ...
... amongst the settlers as servants and labourers . The convicts in the service of Government , are divided into gangs , - every gang has an overseer , and every two or three gangs a superintendent ; these are frequently chosen from amongst ...
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