Preface -- References and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Crime and Transportation Before the American Revolution -- 2. The Beginning of Transportation to Australia -- 3. Early Years in New South Wales -- 4. Governor Macquarie -- 5. The Voyage --
6. Controversy in England, 1810-1830 -- 7. Who were the Convicts? - Great Britain -- 8. Who were the Convicts? - Ireland -- 9. Increasing Severity -- 10. Prisons without Bars -- 11. Deterrence and Economy, 1826-1837 -- 12. New Projects in Penology, 1837-1843 -- 13. Break-down in Van Diemen's Land -- 14. Earl Grey's Exiles -- 15. The End of Transportation -- Appendix: The Numbers Transported -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
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