Tony Abbotts policies are more retrograde than you think. Try 18th Century English Penal Code. #auspol #ausvotes . How is sending 40 job applications to non-existent jobs not the same as The Crank? The crank was a handle that prisoners had to turn again and again, often thousands of times a day. This could be tightened by the warders, making it harder to turn. If they didnt complete the number of tasks they were beaten and denied food. It was outlawed in 1898. How does Work For The Dole differ from The Treadmill? Most prisons had a treadmill or tread wheel installed, where the prisoner simply walked the wheel. In some prisons, the treadmill provided flour to make money for the gaol, from which the prisoners earned enough to pay for their keep. However, in later times, there was no end product and the treadmill was walked just for punishment. It was hard and very boring work. It was abolished in British prisons in 1898. Post and comments: Jane McDonald. Sources: localhistories.org/pun.html, vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11362-types-of-punishment-hard-labour.html, jackiefreemanphotography/bodmin_jail.htm, paigntononline/gcse-history-prison-reform/
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