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6 CONVICTS AND THE FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS another two hundred and
twenty-one women convicts early in June 1790; then, later in the same month, the
second fleet arrived bringing another seven hundred and fifty-seven convicts.
6 CONVICTS AND THE FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS another two hundred and
twenty-one women convicts early in June 1790; then, later in the same month, the
second fleet arrived bringing another seven hundred and fifty-seven convicts.
Page 94
For all the evidence suggests that a very high proportion of the men and women
transported to New South Wales from England and Scotland between 1788 and
1823 were dependent on crime for a living: that is to say, they belonged by taste ...
For all the evidence suggests that a very high proportion of the men and women
transported to New South Wales from England and Scotland between 1788 and
1823 were dependent on crime for a living: that is to say, they belonged by taste ...
Page 237
Ninety-five free persons (61 men, 18 women and 16 children), 3 orphans, and 25
men and 1 woman convict made up the remainder. It was a strongly masculine
community—about five men to every woman—and there were six adults to every
...
Ninety-five free persons (61 men, 18 women and 16 children), 3 orphans, and 25
men and 1 woman convict made up the remainder. It was a strongly masculine
community—about five men to every woman—and there were six adults to every
...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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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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