There is a reference in the editorial to early Australian arrivals. I believe the majority of deportees came out of Ennglish debtor prisons. The Irish underclass was also targeted, often for petty offences that would fetch a desk-appearance summons, today. eric.
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> wrote http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/TOP-ARTICLE--At-Home-Down-Under/articleshow/4698169.cms
