• Links in the Chain: British slavery, Victoria and South Australia

    Author(s):
    CJ Coventry (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Subject(s):
    History, Australia, Slavery, British territories and possessions
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Legacies of British Slave-ownership, Placenames, historical memory, Australian history, History of slavery, British empire
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/d8ht-p058
    Abstract:
    Beneficiaries of British slavery were present in colonial Victoria and provincial South Australia, a link overlooked by successive generations of historians. The Legacies of British Slave-ownership database, hosted by University College, London, reveals many people in these colonies as having been connected to slave money awarded as compensation by the Imperial Parliament in the 1830s. This article sets out the beneficiaries to demonstrate the scope of exposure of the colonies to slavery. The list includes governors, jurists, politicians, clergy, writers, graziers and financiers, as well as various instrumental founders of South Australia. While Victoria is likely to have received more of this capital than South Australia, the historical significance of compensation is greater for the latter because capital from beneficiaries of slavery, particularly George Fife Angas and Raikes Currie, ensured its creation. Evidence of beneficiaries of slavery surrounds us in the present in various public honours and notable buildings.
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    Publisher:
    Collaborative Research Centre in Australian History
    Pub. Date:
    22 March 2019
    Journal:
    Before/Now
    Volume:
    1
    Issue:
    1
    Page Range:
    27 - 46
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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