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... WOMAN'S VIEW OF SYDNEY Women were a minority of the population of Sydney during the first few years of its history . Of the 736 convicts in the first fleet , 188 were women , and only the officers of the marines and the civil officials ...
... WOMAN'S VIEW OF SYDNEY Women were a minority of the population of Sydney during the first few years of its history . Of the 736 convicts in the first fleet , 188 were women , and only the officers of the marines and the civil officials ...
Page 86
... women . Three in 1793 brought 233 men and eighty - seven women . Five arrived in 1794-96 bringing 176 men and 262 women . Two arrived in 1797 with 324 men and forty - three women , and three in 1798 with 492 men and ninety - four women ...
... women . Three in 1793 brought 233 men and eighty - seven women . Five arrived in 1794-96 bringing 176 men and 262 women . Two arrived in 1797 with 324 men and forty - three women , and three in 1798 with 492 men and ninety - four women ...
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... women to a committee of the House of Commons : Supposing a vessel to arrive with women only on board , how are they disposed of ? - They are mustered in the same manner as the men are ; the governor then has notice given through the ...
... women to a committee of the House of Commons : Supposing a vessel to arrive with women only on board , how are they disposed of ? - They are mustered in the same manner as the men are ; the governor then has notice given through the ...
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