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Australian convicts arriving in colonial Australia, representing the era of transportation and the new lives many later built.

Convict Australia – From Transportation to a New Life

Between 1788 and 1868, more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia. Discover how transportation shaped the early colonies and how many former convicts eventually built new lives in a changing Australia.

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