Learning
Convict Sydney
1801 - Day in the life of a convict
In the young colony, there was no prisoner’s barrack - the bush and sea were the walls of the convicts’ prison
Convict Sydney
1820 - Day in the life of a convict
By 1820 the days of relative freedom for convicts in Sydney were over
Convict Sydney
1826 - Day in the life of a convict
The hot Sydney summer of 1826 ended with almost 1,000 convicts living at the overcrowded Barracks
Convict Sydney
1836 - Day in the life of a convict
By 1836, two-thirds of the convicts in the colony were out working for private masters, and government convicts made up only a small group
Convict Sydney
1844 - Day in the life of a convict
Fraying at the edges, these were the Barracks’ darkest days with only the worst convicts remaining
Activity: draw a convict from an indent
Watch this short video and learn how to use an original Convict Indent listing to draw a real convict
Activity: make your own convict love token
Learn about convict love tokens and some of the convicts at the Hyde Parks Barracks
Alexander
Length: 34.75 metres (114 feet); width: 9.5 metres (31 feet); weight: 460 tonnes (452 tons)
Ambition and adventure: the early life of Arthur Phillip
We looked back at the early life of Phillip, who had enjoyed an extraordinary career before he even set foot on a boat bound for Botany Bay.