S1E2 Secondary Punishments

In this episode, we explore common types of punishments that convict men could receive if they stepped out of line - flogging, the treadmill, leg irons, solitary confinement and banishment to penal settlements. SOURCES · ‘Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners’ by Jennifer Twemlow · ‘Convicts & The Colonies, A study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia & other parts of the British Empire' by A G L Shaw. · ‘A – Z of convicts in Van Diemen’s Land’ by Simon Barnard · ‘Report from the Select Committee on Transportation’ By Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Transportation (1812) · Sydney Living Museums Website, https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/convict-sydney/what-happened-convicts-who-broke-rules · ‘Convicts, Transportation & Australia’by Michael Bogle LINKS Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/ConvictAustralia Join the conversation on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173850624015866 To see pictures of the cat-o-nine tails and a model of the treadmill head to our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/convict_australia/?hl=en Read more about the lives of convicts: https://www.amazon.com.au/Convict-Sydney-real-life-stories-prisoners/dp/0648946800/ref=asc_df_0648946800/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463556995101&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15900702372537924491&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9071891&hvtargid=pla-980017658308&psc=1 Start your search for your convict ancestors: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100ldych Music by Ahjay Stelino THANK YOU Special thanks to Chris Twemlow, Sue Reed & Mark Blakey.