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... convicts , sometimes to ' forestall the French ' and sometimes simply with a view to profit . Among these ... convicts to eastern mainland Australia virtually ceased in 1840 and shipments to Tasmania ended in 1853. At the request of the ...
... convicts , sometimes to ' forestall the French ' and sometimes simply with a view to profit . Among these ... convicts to eastern mainland Australia virtually ceased in 1840 and shipments to Tasmania ended in 1853. At the request of the ...
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... convict times and then , as a contemporary observer put it , ' nothing [ could ] induce them to enter into the army , nor take office in the police . " Penalties fixed under section 135 of the Act were very severe . The minimum fine for ...
... convict times and then , as a contemporary observer put it , ' nothing [ could ] induce them to enter into the army , nor take office in the police . " Penalties fixed under section 135 of the Act were very severe . The minimum fine for ...
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... convict days . Since every drop of oil had to be imported , petrol was available only to the armed services and their auxiliaries , public transport systems and taxi - cabs . Most private car- owners jacked their vehicles up on blocks ...
... convict days . Since every drop of oil had to be imported , petrol was available only to the armed services and their auxiliaries , public transport systems and taxi - cabs . Most private car- owners jacked their vehicles up on blocks ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
THREE ELEVENS IN THE FIELD c 19041908 | 55 |
LABOR IN POWER c 19091913 | 68 |
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