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Tasmania Continued

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October 27th 2013
Prisoners before 1850 had to endure horrid floggings and wearing of heavy chains, etc. But after 1850, a new governor thought he would change the type of punishment that would change the behaviours. He built a separate prison where reform would come through isolation and contemplation. There could be no noise whatsoever. Even the guards had to wear slippers. The prisoners were kept in their tiny c ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more