Convicts in Australia
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convicts-in-australia-187-15968724
title:
Convicts in Australia
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Between 1788 and 1868 the British penal system transported about 162,000 convicts from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia. The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 18th century. After trans-Atlantic transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, authorities sought an alternative destination to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. Earlier in 1770, James Cook had charted and cl
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Transportation of convicts to Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia
date created:
2006-01-22T13:21:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:40:40Z
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