Penal Colonies

Second-Hand

Excellent condition

The first convicts arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in January 1788.

They had been sentenced in Britain to transportation to New South Wales for a range of crimes. Once in Australia, their jail was the land all around them and they were put to work to build the colony and grows its food. Britain continued to send convicts to the Penal colonies set up around Australia until 1868.

Find out what life was like for convicts, what happened to them if they committed further crimes, and how some became famous in this colourful series.

PENAL COLONIES gives a good impression of what a convict faced prior to and during the voyage to Australia. Read what convict life was like in the penal settlements across Australia, and how the treatment of convicts differed from place to place.

Suitable for 7-12 year olds.