The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 69
... convicts in general behave well , there are many who dread punishment less than they fear labour ; and those who have not been brought up to hard work , which are by far the greatest part , bear it badly . " 1 Still , those convicts who ...
... convicts in general behave well , there are many who dread punishment less than they fear labour ; and those who have not been brought up to hard work , which are by far the greatest part , bear it badly . " 1 Still , those convicts who ...
Page 181
... convicts would pass through five stages to complete their reformation . Norfolk Island was to be handed over to Van Diemen's Land , 2 and a period of detention there was to be followed by a period in the labour gangs . Probationary ...
... convicts would pass through five stages to complete their reformation . Norfolk Island was to be handed over to Van Diemen's Land , 2 and a period of detention there was to be followed by a period in the labour gangs . Probationary ...
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... convicts , and partly because the convicts carried out such public works as buildings , roads and bridges . In this way Western Australia gained much of the necessary permanent outfit which Gawler had wrung from Britain for South ...
... convicts , and partly because the convicts carried out such public works as buildings , roads and bridges . In this way Western Australia gained much of the necessary permanent outfit which Gawler had wrung from Britain for South ...
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