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Ep 16 – Resistance and rebellion in convict Australia

Ep 16 – Resistance and rebellion in convict Australia

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When the British Empire invaded Australia in 1788, the colony’s new ruling class had a problem – there was no pre-existing working class in Australia waiting around to work for them. Governments and employers could establish all of the farms, workshops, factories and other workplaces that they liked, but without people who had no alternative...
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