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  • 'The Scum of French Criminals and Convicts': Australia and New Caledonia Escapees

    Author(s)
    Brennan, Russell
    Richards, Jonathan
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Brennan, Russell D.
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Convicts were sent by Britain to Australia from 1788 until the end of the 19th century, but few Australians are aware that France also established a penal colony, New Caledonia, about the same time that transportation to the Australian colonies on the eastern seaboard finally ended. Today, the arrival of boat people in Australia attracts media attention and political grandstanding, but in the final decades of the 19th century, the boat people were often escaped convicts from New Caledonia. Examining this largely forgotten episode draws attention to Australian border control history, imperial rivalries and epic sea voyages, ...
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    Convicts were sent by Britain to Australia from 1788 until the end of the 19th century, but few Australians are aware that France also established a penal colony, New Caledonia, about the same time that transportation to the Australian colonies on the eastern seaboard finally ended. Today, the arrival of boat people in Australia attracts media attention and political grandstanding, but in the final decades of the 19th century, the boat people were often escaped convicts from New Caledonia. Examining this largely forgotten episode draws attention to Australian border control history, imperial rivalries and epic sea voyages, as well as the part the escapees played in Australian history in general.
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    Journal Title
    History Compass
    Volume
    12
    Issue
    7
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/hic3.12171
    Subject
    Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)
    Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Maori)
    Historical Studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/63803
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