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G4XNH > COINS 24.01.04 20:50l 29 Lines 1145 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : CB0644G4XNH
Read: GUEST
Subj: Re: ZL coins before DC
Path: DB0FHN<DB0FOR<DB0MRW<OK0PKL<OK0PPL<DB0RES<ON0AR<EB2BJX<GB7YKS
Sent: 040124/1641Z @:GB7YKS.#19.GBR.EU #:51554 [Barnsley] $:CB0644G4XNH
From: G4XNH@GB7YKS.#19.GBR.EU
To : COINS@WW
ZL3TPN wrote:-
> Murchison,South Island ZL
Why South Island does sound familiar to me. Was there a prison there after the
American colonies were closed to transportation for hardened English criminals
perhaps? You know, those little boys and girls who stole a crust of bread
because they were starving. Possibly not as I do not think NZ had such
prisons. Does anyone know?
Reminds me of an interesting tale. I was given a list of English executions
once. It ran from early times to around 1806 if memory serves. I have it
somewhere. An A4 sheet of one-liners, each giving a name, their crime. and
punishment, often they became transportees. A few nobility were included. One
was executed for returning from transportation. I was told years later that it
"could be" false as many such (False) lists were thought to be around though
why one might do this is uncertain. Money? Perhaps. I might even scan it and
send it out as copyright is well gone by now I imagine.
73 - Jeff, G4XNH @ GB7YKS
Brightraven94@Hotmail.com
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