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of any convict surplus,” but their motive for this was the moral improvement of the
convicts and not any concern for the material well-being of the other convict
settlements. For by then Sydney opinion was beginning to be determined by the ...
of any convict surplus,” but their motive for this was the moral improvement of the
convicts and not any concern for the material well-being of the other convict
settlements. For by then Sydney opinion was beginning to be determined by the ...
Page 238
some ticket-of-leave men; fifth, the free workers; and sixth, the ticket-ofleave
workers and the convicts.” At the base of the social pyramid were the men and
women undergoing the punishment of transportation, a punishment of exile and
forced ...
some ticket-of-leave men; fifth, the free workers; and sixth, the ticket-ofleave
workers and the convicts.” At the base of the social pyramid were the men and
women undergoing the punishment of transportation, a punishment of exile and
forced ...
Page 239
The superintendent then proceeded to distribute the convicts to their place of
servitude. In this distribution, the wealth, social position, and capacity of the
convict to labour, rather than his criminal record, were generally decisive.
Convicts with ...
The superintendent then proceeded to distribute the convicts to their place of
servitude. In this distribution, the wealth, social position, and capacity of the
convict to labour, rather than his criminal record, were generally decisive.
Convicts with ...
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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
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