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Irish convict transportation to Australia

Irish convict transportation to Australia

Tweetby Australian historian Brad Webb In the early nineteenth century, Britain embarked on a social engineering scheme that saw Australia become the first colony to build a society on the labour of convicted felons. With growing poverty and...

26 October, 2010 4:17 pm / no comments

 

Death or Liberty: Rebels and Radicals transported to Australia

Death or Liberty: Rebels and Radicals transported to Australia

Tweet As Premier John Brumby signals that his government will take action in Victoria to advance Australia becoming a republic as part of his re-election campaign, a new book was launched by the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP in Melbourne on June 29,...

21 July, 2010 8:34 am / no comments

 
 

 
 

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