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To: DJ MacWoW

Is that what is wrong with Georgia? By the way, did you know that before Australia became the UK’s penal colony, it was into America where they sent the prisoners? The UK only started sending prisoners to Australia because of the American Revolution. Once they could not send prisoners to America, they started to send them to Australia in 1788. So we have a lot in common and Australians can also thank the Americans for establishing Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia


16 posted on 10/09/2021 3:08:50 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Aussiebabe

The Colonies did get some prisoners but many more were indentured servants and those that came of their own free will.


23 posted on 10/09/2021 3:56:58 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Aussiebabe

Yes, I had forgotten about Georgia being a debtors’ (debtors as prisoners was such wretched thing in England) colony. John Wesley went to preach there when about when the colony was established.

The US and Australia have much in common and what is occurring there is making us a bit nervous


57 posted on 10/09/2021 8:01:15 PM PDT by madison10
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