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To: TwelveOfTwenty

Australia started as a prison island, didn’t it ?


23 posted on 08/17/2013 10:35:13 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf
Australia started as a prison island, didn’t it?

Not entirely, the British used it for more than that. And the Aborigines might resent the idea that their history started with the arrival of the British. Your point?

40 posted on 08/17/2013 11:13:38 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty
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To: knarf
Australia started as a prison island, didn’t it ?

The British used North America as a "penal transportation" destination up until the events of the 1770s, so Australia isn't alone.

53 posted on 08/17/2013 2:52:00 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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