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North American colonies had been begun to deter wicked and evil disposed
persons from committing crimes, and to provide labour for the colonies. Convicts
sentenced to transportation were sold by their gaolers to shipping contractors
who ...
North American colonies had been begun to deter wicked and evil disposed
persons from committing crimes, and to provide labour for the colonies. Convicts
sentenced to transportation were sold by their gaolers to shipping contractors
who ...
Page 244
hours, was incompatible with the punishment of forced labour. So between the
incentives and indulgences on the one hand and coercion or the use of the lash
on the other, the men in charge of convict labour pursued their Sisyphean task of
...
hours, was incompatible with the punishment of forced labour. So between the
incentives and indulgences on the one hand and coercion or the use of the lash
on the other, the men in charge of convict labour pursued their Sisyphean task of
...
Page 245
By 1798 the shortage of labour caused by the very few convicts arriving between
1794 and 1797, as well as by the ever- pressing need to reduce the cost to
government of the maintenance of convicts, caused the Duke of Portland to
instruct ...
By 1798 the shortage of labour caused by the very few convicts arriving between
1794 and 1797, as well as by the ever- pressing need to reduce the cost to
government of the maintenance of convicts, caused the Duke of Portland to
instruct ...
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Contents
THE EARLIEST TIMES TO CATHOLIC CHRISTENDOM | 3 |
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Feb 2009 |
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