10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN»
Discover the use of
ticket-of-leave man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ticket-of-leave man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Ticket of Leave Man, an Amusing ... Story [by H. L. ...
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
2
The
ticket-
of-
leave system, in Australia and in England
... be entertained that what had succeeded so well there might meet with a good
measure of success hero. The following remarks point out the essential
difference between the position of a ticket-of-leave man in Australia and one
holding that ...
William John Aislabie, 1857
3
Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested ...
Four of the best known are collected in this volume, the only edition of Taylor's works available.
Tom Taylor, Martin Banham, 1985
4
Parliamentary Papers, House
of Commons and Command
The ticket-of-leave man must, however, bear in mind that he will be liable to
punishment if his complaint be either frivolous or groundless. 31. All ticket-of-
leave men are required to pay to the Government a certain amount of money as
the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1853
A much better known example of this interest is Taylor's The Ticket-of- Leave Man
, one of the century's best and most famous melodramas, which traces the
attempt of the ex-prisoner Brierly (wrongfully convicted) to rehabilitate himself by
...
6
Not so bad as they seem, the transportation, ...
... master discovers that he is a Ticket-of- Leave man ; and, having no Patronage
Society to aid him, he falls back amongst his old companions. But he may not
have been well inclined. The police authorities send him back to his original
haunts, ...
Patrick Joseph Murray, 1857
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FIRST REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE
OF TRANSPORTATION
Do you prove on the trial that the man is a ticket-of-leave man ; is not what you
prove this, that he has been convicted before ? — What is positively proved by
law is, that he has been convicted before ; but in all cases a knowledge is
acquired ...
The resident or any other magislrates of the several districts will, whenever they
think necessary, interrogate the holder of a ticket-of-leave as to his manner of life
or means of subsistence ; and if not satisfied that the ticket-of-leave man subsists
...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1851
9
Accounts and Papers
of the House
of Commons
The resident or any other magisl rates of the several districts will, whenever they
think necessary, interrogate the holder of a ticket-of-leave as to his manner of life
or means of subsistence ; and if not satisfied that the ticket-of-leave man subsists
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
XVII Every person having a ticket-of- leave man in his employment, is to report
immediately to the nearest magistrate and to the Comptroller-General, in case
such ticket- of-leave man shall be absent without leave, or shall abscond from his
...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ticket-of-leave man is used in the context of the following news items.
Nicholas Brown's History of Canberra fills gap admirably
James Brown graduated to being a ticket-of-leave man in 1839, and then freedom in 1842. Generations later his descendant – the author Nicholas Brown, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
A rumble relished
Smith's stoic and beautifully sung Valjean, out of prison but outcast because he is a ticket-of-leave man, encounters kindness and a second chance from a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 13»
