tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post1614759267267033780..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: Old Government House, ParramattaShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-56625031995035889922014-12-29T19:30:19.808+00:002014-12-29T19:30:19.808+00:00Hi Charlie - Better late than never! I'll have...Hi Charlie - Better late than never! I'll have to go back and look at my photos to see if I got the meat safe. Thanks for your correction. And for bringing back to see the photos here again! Best wishes.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-629113241647300392014-12-29T12:27:21.797+00:002014-12-29T12:27:21.797+00:00A couples years too late, but that chicken coop is...A couples years too late, but that chicken coop is not the meat safe - the meat safe is to the right of your picture (not in the picture). The chicken coop was to keep fruit/veggies.Curious Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606897293762677933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-55661383290738789112012-05-05T07:53:26.194+01:002012-05-05T07:53:26.194+01:00That must have been some clock. How funny that it...That must have been some clock. How funny that it chimed when you were there. I'm glad your trip had some fun siteseeing included.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-50382092826225421412012-05-04T11:53:37.934+01:002012-05-04T11:53:37.934+01:00"Indentured Servant" seems to have been ..."Indentured Servant" seems to have been a euphemism for "slave", probably because it wasn't felt to be the thing to have white slaves<br />See<br />http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/slavery/a/The-Start-Of-Slavery-In-North-America.htmBoywillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290568631335133397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-24137279945255471242012-05-04T11:36:21.249+01:002012-05-04T11:36:21.249+01:00Terri - I'm not positive, but it looks as thou...Terri - I'm not positive, but it looks as though large items being sewn, say a table cloth, could be put through that pouch and the portion being worked on pulled out. I can't imagine sewing equipment going in that large bag as it would be difficult to find what one wanted - drawers would make more sense. <br /><br />The link I found referring to 'penal transportation' doesn't mention indentured servitude but another one about convict settlers in the US does. I've always thought of indentured servants as 'selling themselves' to get out of debt or to travel to a new place, but perhaps this isn't accurate. I'm still thinking convict status is a different thing, but I don't really know...interesting mystery.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-26939300087780870162012-05-04T08:58:23.714+01:002012-05-04T08:58:23.714+01:00And what is the purpose of the pouch tables? sewi...And what is the purpose of the pouch tables? sewing?<br /><br />I pondered your bit about "convicts" and found myself wondering if those who came to the US may not have been "indentured servants," gradually earning their freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com