Punishment and Profit: The Reports of Commissioner John Bigge on the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1823; Their Origins, Nature and SignificanceHeinemann, 1970 - 324 pages The Commission of Inquiry by John Thomas Bigge into the settlements in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land was one of the most important events in Australian history between the years 1788 and 1838, and historians have argued about the reasons for the investigation, the character of the man and the significance of his work every since. |
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My Friend the Chief Judge | 31 |
Lord Castlereaghs Stratagem | 57 |
The Commissioner in the Colonies | 105 |
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