Convict Life in New South Wales And Van Diemen's Land 1-2
Convict Life in New South Wales And Van Diemen's Land 1-2
Charles White
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The laws were bad then. If a gentteman wanted a man's wife he would send the husband to Norfolk Island. I have seen a man flogged for pulling six turnips instead of five. One was overseer, the biggest villain that ever lived — delighted in torment. He used to walk up and down and rub his hands when the blood ran. When he walked out the flogger walked behind him. He died a miserable death ; maggots ate him up, and not a man could be found to bury him. I have seen six men executed for stealing 21... lbs of flour. I have seen a man struck when at work with a handspike, and killed on the spot. I have seen men in tears round Governor , begging for food. He would mockfthem with * Yes, yes, gentlemen ; I'll make you comfortable ; give you a nightcap and a pair of stockings !' " LABOURS AND SUFFERINGS OF EARLY CONVICTS. 87 . Another man in the same year gave this account : — ••^I arrived in the third fleet on the i6th October, 1791 ; it was on a Sunday we landed. The ship's name was B^rrington, Captain March.
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