Petition. [ca. 1870]

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Petition. [ca. 1870]

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An unsigned petition to Queen Victoria requesting her to cease transportations of convicts from the United Kingdom to Western Australia. It also requested that the proposed Royal Commission "to enquire into the subject of transportation from the United Kingdom" not take place.

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