convict labour BrE
convict labor AmE

He knew how to get work out of the convict labour.

Also a sea wall was built around the island, using convict labour.

The first two storeys were built using local stone and convict labour in 1828-9.

Convict labour was used to build the eastern section of the wall.

It had been built by the provincial administration using convict labour.

Nevertheless, despite funding problems, work using convict labour began in 1840.

A key difference to conditions in this colony was the lack of a convict labour force.

Here was a plan for the development of Australia which did not rely on convict labour.

With the help of convict labour, the district received more settlement and better roads.

The house he built with convict labour is made of sandstone from the area.

Much of the work was done by convict labour.

It was originally constructed in 1846 with the use of convict labour.

For these people Australia was a promise of cheap land and convict labour.

Plans to use convict labour to mine coal on the island in the 1840s were never realised.

The settlers felt that it would use all the convict labour, and be favoured by government.

Convict labour was used to develop both pastoral and mining operations.

Birnie worked the farm with a manager and convict labour.

The workers were poorly paid, or convict labour - hardly more than slaves.

Use of convict labour was key to this period of expansion.

Convict labour was enlisted to resolve the lack of nursing staff.

Timber stables were built on the site using convict labour in the 1860s.

The city walls though were for the most part removed in the 1870s and 80s a task accomplished through the use of convict labour.

A goal, courthouse and residences for government officials were built, many of them by convict labour.

Settlers used free convict labour to build some fine houses and estates.

The expenditure in the jail is recovered by the value of the convict labour.

He knew how to get work out of the convict labour.

And I have never felt that convict labor was right.

Also a sea wall was built around the island, using convict labour.

The first two storeys were built using local stone and convict labour in 1828-9.

Convict labor could be hired out or used in public works.

Convict labour was used to build the eastern section of the wall.

It had been built by the provincial administration using convict labour.

Nevertheless, despite funding problems, work using convict labour began in 1840.

A key difference to conditions in this colony was the lack of a convict labour force.

Here was a plan for the development of Australia which did not rely on convict labour.

With the help of convict labour, the district received more settlement and better roads.

No action was taken on a policy involving hiring out convict labor.

The house he built with convict labour is made of sandstone from the area.

Much of the work was done by convict labour.

It was originally constructed in 1846 with the use of convict labour.

Well, it was usual to use convict labor to maintain the fields.

He also advocated the use of convict labor to build roads.

The convict labor system in Florida was described as being "severe," compared to other states.

For these people Australia was a promise of cheap land and convict labour.

To hold down costs, Smith said he planned to use convict labor in construction at a cost of 50 cents an hour.

Plans to use convict labour to mine coal on the island in the 1840s were never realised.

The settlers felt that it would use all the convict labour, and be favoured by government.

As the demand for mercury grew, the idea of convict labor was introduced.

English insisted he only used convict labor to do "work that a white man cannot and will not perform."

The 30,000-seat stadium was built in large part with convict labor, as were many public works projects of that era.