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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CONVICT LABOUR 69 of State , “ how difficult it is to make men industrious who have passed their lives in habits of vice and indolence .... And though I can say that the convicts in general behave well , there are many who dread ...
CONVICT LABOUR 69 of State , “ how difficult it is to make men industrious who have passed their lives in habits of vice and indolence .... And though I can say that the convicts in general behave well , there are many who dread ...
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Of these 52,903 had arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held tickets - of - leave , 13,181 were in assigned service and 7637 were convicts under Government control . Norfolk Island was nothing but a penal settlement ...
Of these 52,903 had arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held tickets - of - leave , 13,181 were in assigned service and 7637 were convicts under Government control . Norfolk Island was nothing but a penal settlement ...
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CONVICTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 229 rapid recovery from depression converted them to a system " from which the other colonies were struggling to free themselves as from a pestilence ” . Largely through the ability and tact of the strong ...
CONVICTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 229 rapid recovery from depression converted them to a system " from which the other colonies were struggling to free themselves as from a pestilence ” . Largely through the ability and tact of the strong ...
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