Evidence Type: Newspaper Report
4 August 1840
The report of the Female Factory at Parramatta for the week ending 25th ult. states the number of women lodged there at 712—out of whom 292 only are assignable—and the number of children at 278!
See Original: “No title,” The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 – 1848), Tuesday 4 August 1840, p.2
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