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Convicts in Australia article.

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LB

LB Report 26 Jul 2007 11:19

Hi There is an article about convicts in Australia in today's edition of the Daily Mail, pages 28/9, if it is of interest to anyone.

Irene

Irene Report 26 Jul 2007 11:30

do not have the daily mail paper - what does it say please. Many thanks Irene

Horatia

Horatia Report 26 Jul 2007 12:34

It's mainly about the first fleet's trip out there. The harsh and horrible conditions etc. Cheers, Horatia

Redharissa

Redharissa Report 26 Jul 2007 13:44

It is readable online. Try http://www.dailymail*co*uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470887&in_page_id=1770 (replace * with .)

LB

LB Report 26 Jul 2007 15:36

Thank you for providing that link, I was just about to try and compose a quick summery.

RStar

RStar Report 26 Jul 2007 15:38

This is for anyone with Warwickshire ancestors who were deported. Remove the brackets when you copy and paste.. http://www.warwickshire(.)gov.uk/corporate/Prisoner(.)nsf/By%20Crime?OpenView

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 26 Jul 2007 19:53

I have a convict on the 1st fleet,'Charlotte' was the ship,the same one that the story of Mary Bryant,the programme on TV a few months back. I found this from Australian web sites. When you say about the conditions on board,apparently the 1st and 2nd fleets were treated far better than subsequent transportations,because the whole idea was to set up a healthy colony.That was why they took seeds for crops etc,as Captain Cook had said Botany Bay was a fertile place,and this didn't prove to be so,and they moved further up the coast to Port Jackson,which is now Sydney. There were 11 ships in the 1st fleet,and not as many died as in later voyages. I have a chart on my wall here with the names of all the convicts on each ship,and all the provisions of the supply ship that accompanied them. One thing among the goods on board which amused me........ 1 piano for surgeon Worgan!! Brenda

LB

LB Report 27 Jul 2007 01:12

Glad to hear it was of interest, don't often get the chance to be useful on this site! LB