Safeguarding the seal of confession
In 1834 convicts of the Norfolk Island penal colony conspired to overpower the troops and take possession of the island. A gang on its way to work turned on their guards. Others, having feigned illness and been transferred to hospital, broke their chains and came to their assistance. But the third w...
| Published in: | The Australasian Catholic record |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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The Australasian Catholic record
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments SB Catholic Church law |
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| Summary: | In 1834 convicts of the Norfolk Island penal colony conspired to overpower the troops and take possession of the island. A gang on its way to work turned on their guards. Others, having feigned illness and been transferred to hospital, broke their chains and came to their assistance. But the third wave, of farm workers with farm implements, arrived too late to be of any help. In the fiasco that followed several were killed and after a trial in Sydney thirty-one men were sentenced to death. |
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| ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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