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Mary Wright
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Mary Wright appeared before the Ipswich Court of Petty Sessions in April 1850 charged with 'cribbing three ginger-beer bottles'. A warrant having being issued, Mary appeared 'carrying in her arms, as most women do in this prolific town, a young squaller'. While the offence was 'clearly proved', the judges, 'in compassion for the bairn (not quite six months old), overlooked Mary's peccadillo' and merely admonished her.
References (online)Invisible stories: The presence of female convicts in Queensland following the closure of the Moreton Bay penal settlement in 1842. Jan Richardson
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