- Convictism
- Convictism Con"vict*ism, n. The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. ``The evils of convictism.'' --W. Howitt. [1913 Webster]
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Convictism
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convictism — /ˈkɒnvɪktɪzəm/ (say konviktizuhm) noun Australian History 1. the system of confining convicts in a penal colony, especially in a penal labour settlement, or as assigned servants to free settlers: *convictism has tended in no small degree to give… …
convictism — con·vict·ism … English syllables
convictism — ˈkän(ˌ)vikˌtizəm noun ( s) Etymology: convict (III) + ism : the policy or practice of transporting convicts to colonial penal settlements … Useful english dictionary
Convictism in Australia — #REDIRECT Convicts in Australia … Wikipedia
Convict era of Western Australia — James Wilson, a convict transported to Western Australia in 1867 The convict era of Western Australia was the period during which Western Australia was a penal colony of the British Empire. Although it received small numbers of juvenile offenders … Wikipedia
Penal transportation — For other uses, see Transportation (disambiguation). Women in England mourning their lovers who are soon to be transported to Botany Bay, 1792 Transportation or penal transportation is the … Wikipedia
Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania — The remains of the stone penitentiary building on Sarah Island at the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station The West Coast of Tasmania has a significant convict heritage. The use of the West Coast as an outpost to house convicts in isolated penal… … Wikipedia
History of Australia (1788–1850) — History of Australia This article is part of a series Chronological … Wikipedia
Thomas Berwick — (1825–1891) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 37 such convicts from the 9721 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers.Born in 1825, Thomas Berwick… … Wikipedia
James Hasleby — (born 1833, date of death unknown) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 37 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers, and one of only four convicts to be… … Wikipedia
