Location
UNLV Libraries Extended Study Room
Start Date
6-12-2012 10:15 AM
End Date
6-12-2012 11:00 AM
Description
The “Colonists and Convicts” cartoon debuted in the British magazine called Punch in October 1864. The cartoon brings to life the bickering that occurred between the Australian colonists and the British officers. It gives off the idea that the colonists were more annoyed with the officers than the convicts themselves. The rugged Australians were fed up with being forced fed the British rulings.
Disciplines
Cultural History | History | Political History | Politics and Social Change
Language
English
COinS
“Colonists and Convicts”
UNLV Libraries Extended Study Room
The “Colonists and Convicts” cartoon debuted in the British magazine called Punch in October 1864. The cartoon brings to life the bickering that occurred between the Australian colonists and the British officers. It gives off the idea that the colonists were more annoyed with the officers than the convicts themselves. The rugged Australians were fed up with being forced fed the British rulings.