As Len pointed out the Luddites were protesting the use of machinery in a "fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices. Convicted Luddites were either executed or sentenced to penal transportation.

Other political prisoners such as Irish rebels, Scottish rebels, striking sailors and other working class rebels were sentenced to transportation in Australia. There were even 150 Canadian rebels transported.

20% of the transportees were female. Prostitution wasn't a transportable offence. Most of the females were sentenced for stealing to feed their families. So there were not any "ha'penny hooker".

 

You are correct some of the women were prostitutes. However their crime, which resulted in transportation, was not prostitution, in most cases it was petty theft.

I should also point out that the Vice President of the USA is welcome to visit the western side of the rabbit proof fence. I will even throw a shrimp on the barbie for him.

Also the use of the word autistic as an insult is wrong.

Only one person disagrees

So yes.

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Sorry for my mistake. I was trying to convey the sense that those transported were generally people who were just in unfortunate life circumstances. Hope you had a happy ANZAC Day!

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They constantly try to escape from the darkness outside and within
Dreaming of systems so perfect that no one will need to be good T.S. Eliot

GrimOopNorth. The error in the quoting occurred in my post which Windy Wave then quoted. Not sure how the error occurred in my post. I have corrected my post.

Actually I was agreeing with you. While some were political prisoners the majority were sentenced for petty crimes.

Unfortunately I had to work on ANZAC day

I have just ordered this book. I have enjoyed a number of Tom Keneally's books previously.