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Roebourne Prison inmates – for crimes like ‘absconding’ from ‘blackbirding’ – slavery. Those who resisted strongly were sent to Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) and Fremantle Prison – most never to return. The word they used for policeman was “Marndamarangga” and means “chainhand” and is still used today.

https://thestringer.com.au/the-killing-times-2214

https://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/prisoners-frontier-wars-blackbirding-chain-gangs