When lowest sunk in grief and shame,

Fill’d with afflictions bitter cup,

Lost to relations, friends and fame,

His powerful hand can bear me up.

Backhouse, James A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1843\ Junk-lit of the Sir George Gipps (who served from 1838 to 1846) period

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” The problem of how to reform prisoners and eventually absorb them into general society was a pressing and distinctive one for the Australian colonies. It raised key questions about society, [who was fit to edit a newsletter], who could worship together, who could own property and hence hope to achieve political franchise. The conservative colonial politician James Macarthur led the exclusive party and represented their interests before the Molesworth Committee on Transportation (1837-1838): he railed against former convicts in positions of social responsibility and warned that ‘many disorders, gross corruption, and shameless profligacy, were the inevitable consequences.’ .. [Morality and social corruption were held in tension in these debates. While the Australian colonies were the ideal laboratory in which to conduct this moral experiment, the lessons learned were broadly applicable to modern societies, and the religious reformers and social theorists were acutely aware of this potential to extend their influence.]

” [Ambitious and curious men saw the Australian colonies as providing opportunities for intellectual endeavour and personal advancement.] ..

” When recalled to Britain in 1844 because his new system encountered considerable colonial resistance, Maconochie wrote a steady stream of publications to promote his scheme; appeared before Parliamentary select committees to defend his reputation and extend his influence; and, [along the way, inaugurated many of the foundational modern principles of penology¹.] ..

” Here I trace Maconochie’s connection to influential networks and social reformers to examine how he used print and public testimony to shape the image of the Antipodean laboratory in the colonies and the imperial [public sphere²]. ”

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John

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¹ play on ‘pen..’ all young Australians at this moment in the 9/5/1901 cocko Federation with its evidently relentless onslaught upon Australian society and human culture in the broad by professors of real estate, by Marxian meliorist Reporting-balance socital parasites & by colourful trades union folk ARE REQUIRED to get with all-of-our global post Feminisation post Normalisation post Barbarism humanisation educational program and do penis jokes (hey). Sides-slapping is fine but as with Elon Musk Public Square politics and your influencer roles forget that this entire accelerated growing-up exercise is not about you let alone your private bodily parts (or cigars & stuff) at your personal peril

² The Anna Johnston – interesting Church of England Archdiocese of Sydney name that perhaps see HV Evatt’s The Rum Rebellion – references on historical neoclassical academic lines were previously given to @greeneconomyact and greeneconomyaction.com readersⁿ

ⁿ⁺¹ A MANUAL FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS—also known as “Turabian”—is the gold standard for college and graduate students in virtually all academic areas. An introduction to Chicago-style formatting and citation generation, the manual aids students in clear writing, citing, and research practice. At the heart of Turabian is the idea that, no matter the format, the foundations of good research remain the same: to do it carefully, present it clearly and accurately, and follow academic standards for citation, style, and format.

ⁿ⁺² An initial, unpublished version of the manual was circulated as a booklet for students at the University of Chicago as early as 1937. Kate (i guess though dwelling most uneasily in a brutalist authoritarian facial surveillance society we should state her first name if ever we are about to bandy about her second one) Turabian was DISSERTATIONS SECRETARY at her tertiary instityution