The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 provides this more complicated definition, but you might want to grab a cup of coffee: The term 'security' means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease, any ...
It wasn't all tea and biscuits for these British convicts. Port Arthur Prison was established in 1830 as a timber camp that used prisoners as convict labor. Only three years later it became a punishment station for repeat offenders. The Church was a mandatory part of convict life in Port Arthur. Prisoners and guards attended church every Sunday and this church had a capacity of 1100 people. That's a lot of praying. Much of the stonework found on the church was created by the Point Puer Boys Prison.
After the Convict Settlement closed and Brisbane was opened up for free settlement, the stone Military Barracks were used as the Registrar-General's Office. The Commandant's Residence was a prefabricated wooden cottage, constructed in Sydney and sent by ship to be erected at Redcliffe and later moved to William Street.t was used in the free settlement from 1860 to 1868 as a Court House and home for the first Queensland Parliament. In a large fenced area in front of the Convict Barracks, convicts made their own uniforms, leather caps and boots as well as soap and candles for the whole settlement.