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Convicts and the colonies : a study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire
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Convicts and the colonies : a study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire

by A. G. L. Shaw

This study examines transportation within the English penal system, including projects in the American colonies, South Africa, and Botany Bay. It uses convict records to scrutinise the criminality and character of those sent to Australia.

Accession 15604 ISBN 0522841147 Publisher Melbourne University Press
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