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... convict labour had disappeared , without any corresponding increase in free labour . All through 1852 and 1853 the demand for labour increased daily , as the working popu- lation was drained off to Victoria . Men in high places talked ...
... convict labour had disappeared , without any corresponding increase in free labour . All through 1852 and 1853 the demand for labour increased daily , as the working popu- lation was drained off to Victoria . Men in high places talked ...
Page 94
... labour . The lord bishop of Melbourne , Charles Perry , and His Honour Mr Justice Barry had graciously agreed to act ... convict labour in Western Australia . The inhabitants of Perth and the other settle- ments of that sparsely ...
... labour . The lord bishop of Melbourne , Charles Perry , and His Honour Mr Justice Barry had graciously agreed to act ... convict labour in Western Australia . The inhabitants of Perth and the other settle- ments of that sparsely ...
Page 135
... labour was repugnant to them and threatened that which they cherished most , their British way of life , they had no choice but to use cheap convict labour , the only way being their separation from New South Wales . At a subsequent ...
... labour was repugnant to them and threatened that which they cherished most , their British way of life , they had no choice but to use cheap convict labour , the only way being their separation from New South Wales . At a subsequent ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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