Compensatory Retribution

Hamish Maxwell-Stewart () and Michael Quinlan ()
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Hamish Maxwell-Stewart: University of New England
Michael Quinlan: UNSW Sydney

Chapter Chapter 9 in Unfree Workers, 2022, pp 227-252 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Some forms of resistance were primarily designed to exact revenge on the managers of convict labour. These included assaults on masters or overseers and sabotage. This commonly occurred in the aftermath of other failed actions. In contrast to collective assaults, most forms of sabotage were difficult to prosecute. This was especially the case with the burning of barns and hayricks. Landholders noted for their harsh treatment of convict experienced more than their share of expensive fires. This practice, which drew on centuries’ old traditions, created considerable fear amongst landholders and often led to requests to replace unfree workers with fresh arrivals. On other occasions convicts helped themselves to their masters supplies and livestock when dissatisfied with the quantity and quality of their official ration.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7558-4_9

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