Australian penal colonies
Collection by Betty Grant
Convicts mainly from England & Ireland sent to the other side of the world, mostly for petty crimes to serve their sentence and maybe earn freedom.....'For the term of his natural life' is a book with great insight into these times......
Early Australian History, by Charles White
FREE book about #Australia #history from Project Gutenberg - Early Australian History, by Charles White. EARLY AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. CONVICT LIFE In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. PARTS I & II - THE STORY OF THE TEN GOVERNORS, AND THE STORY OF THE CONVICTS.
The convict experience
In nineteenth century England, the sentence for a variety of crimes was transportation to Australia, a harsh punishment with many convicts never seeing their homeland again. - A story from the State Library of New South Wales
First Fleet Arrives 1788 (YouTube), Aboriginal perspective | Primary history- First Contacts
Landing 1788 | Primary history- First Contacts
Print of Australian Convict Ship Success
The Australian Convict Ship, Success, moored in Providence, Rhode Island, America #MediaStorehouse
The Convict Era - Port Arthur
Between 1830 and 1877 Port Arthur operated as a penal settlement
FIRST CONVICTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Twisted History | Limelight Tours
On this day …….. 1st of June 1850 The Swan River colony, established on Australia’s western coast in 1829, was begun as a free settlement. Captain Charles Fremantle declared the Swan River Colony for Britain on 2 May 1829. The first ships with free settlers to arrive were the Parmelia on June 1 and HMS […]
Abandoned Women: Scottish convicts exiled beyond the seas ebook by Lucy Frost - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Abandoned Women: Scottish convicts exiled beyond the seas Scottish convicts exiled beyond the seas" by Lucy Frost available from Rakuten Kobo. From the crowded tenements of Edinburgh to the Female Factory nestling in the shadow of Mt Wellington, dozens of Scottis...
Irish Women and Children Transported to Australia as Convicts
Stories of Irish women and children who were transported as convicts to Tasmania in Australia as punishment for small crimes. These women and children were on the John Calvin ship in 1848. Learn their story here.
Picking old clothing at a slum in Salford, U.K. The poorest people could only afford clothes to avoid indecency, the colour/style was never an option. It's hard to imagine living that way now.
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The founding fathers of Australia: The story of convicts shipped to the New World
This week archives revealed two million of us are descended from the convicts deported to Australia. Here we tell the shocking stories of depravity and despair on the very first convoy that took them to the new world
Irish Women and Children Transported to Australia as Convicts
Stories of Irish women and children who were transported as convicts to Tasmania in Australia as punishment for small crimes. These women and children were on the John Calvin ship in 1848. Learn their story here.
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The official travel website for Tasmania with holiday information on what to do and where to stay in Tasmania
Many British female convicts, of all ages, were sent to this factory in modern day Tasmania. Very interesting history.