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Punishment leg irons, When they were building the road over the…
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Sydney
Date:
29-Apr-2007
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Description:
Punishment leg irons, When they were building the road over the blue Mountains up to thirty convicts a month were absconding from the chain gangs. When recaptured, heavy rivet leg irons such as these were riveted on to the convict as punishment. It was impossible to 'Oval' these as they would still be double ironed with the lighter standard irons on top to take the chains
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Militaria & Weapons: Convict Relics