Convicts in Australia

Grant opens his horizons and shares what he's taught himself about one of the few things he knows about Australian history: its beginnings as a penal colony. Over 80 years, on 806 ships, over 164,000 convicts were sent to the colonies of Australia, which were built on their backs. Who defines crime, and who benefits from it? How does a nation's founding legend shape its identity? Did they earn more than an expunged record? Links! A Proposal For Establishing a Settlement in New South Wales. Convict Records Convict sites on the World Heritage List Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 49 prompt is: favorite live-action Disney movie! Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus