| Evidence: | 'Yesterday I saw in one of the Van Diemen's Land papers, an extract from some London periodical, in which, as usual, great credit is given to the "Government" for their indulgence and clemency to the Irish prisoners. Now, the truth is, the exceptions which are made in our case to the ordinary treatment of real convicts, are all exceptions against [italics] us.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Aug 1851 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia (Van Diemen's Land) | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bothwell county: Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) specific address: New Cottage location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | John Mitchel |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 3 Nov 1815 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | author, Irish Nationalist, under arrest for Treason |
| Religion: | Presbyterian family |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Australia (Van Diemen's Land) |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | [newspaper] |
| Genre: | Politics, Law |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 12807 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Mitchel | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Jail Journal | |
| Place of Publication: | Dublin | |
| Date of Publication: | 1913 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 261 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Mitchel, Jail Journal (Dublin, 1913), p. 261, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12807, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
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