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The period from the first temporary convict camp of 1803 to the formal separation of Victoria from New South Wales in 1851 encompasses years of struggle and adversity. They saw the future of the territory shaped by Aborigines, whalers, adventurers, squatters, speculators and immigrants.

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Places transportation in context as one of various modes of punishment used in the English penal system, considering its reformatory as well as its deterrent features. The proposals to use America and South Africa as penal colonies, and the eventual choice of Australia, are also discussed.