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Page 149
Some were assigned as domestic servants , in which occupation after November
1798 they were fed , clothed and housed by their masters . 77 All convicts ,
whether in government service or assigned , could only be tried by a magistrate
for a ...
Some were assigned as domestic servants , in which occupation after November
1798 they were fed , clothed and housed by their masters . 77 All convicts ,
whether in government service or assigned , could only be tried by a magistrate
for a ...
Page 202
73 It was the same with the regulations for wages , which forbade masters to pay
servants for work performed in regulation hours , and fixed rates for labour
performed out of hours . The settlers found that in a choice between the lash and
...
73 It was the same with the regulations for wages , which forbade masters to pay
servants for work performed in regulation hours , and fixed rates for labour
performed out of hours . The settlers found that in a choice between the lash and
...
Page 278
70 With these two , together with four servants , five dogs , and four horses laden
with provisions and ammunition , Blaxland set out from his farm at South Creek
on 11 May 1813 . By 31 May , after enduring great hardships which had sapped ...
70 With these two , together with four servants , five dogs , and four horses laden
with provisions and ammunition , Blaxland set out from his farm at South Creek
on 11 May 1813 . By 31 May , after enduring great hardships which had sapped ...
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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