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... offence punishable by hanging . Indeed the punishments imposed for all criminal offences were very severe , and were inflicted with a savagery that belied the civilisation that the founders of white Australia were later said to have ...
... offence punishable by hanging . Indeed the punishments imposed for all criminal offences were very severe , and were inflicted with a savagery that belied the civilisation that the founders of white Australia were later said to have ...
Page 221
... offences ; for more gross offences , such as robbery , they are committed to take their trial . - How are they provided with food ? They receive their grain once a week , and their fresh provisions twice . Do they receive it in rations ...
... offences ; for more gross offences , such as robbery , they are committed to take their trial . - How are they provided with food ? They receive their grain once a week , and their fresh provisions twice . Do they receive it in rations ...
Page 488
... offences committed after their arrival in the colony , such as sheep and cattle stealing , assault , and absconding from road parties . This decision was made in 1830 , but the last convicts were not transferred from Macquarie Harbour ...
... offences committed after their arrival in the colony , such as sheep and cattle stealing , assault , and absconding from road parties . This decision was made in 1830 , but the last convicts were not transferred from Macquarie Harbour ...
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