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Convicts
'Humanity probably invented exile first and prison later.' Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, famous 20th century convict
The convicts’ colony
Part one starts in 1788 with Sydney established as a British convict colony on the clan lands of the Gadigal people
Families of convicts
Families of convicts sometimes accompanied their convict relations or came out later
Convicts for the colonists
Colourful colonial-era stories from ou properties give us a window into the central role the Hyde Park Barracks played in convicts’ lives
Convicts & convict administration guide
A unique collection of records, created by both the British Government and the Colonial administration, dating from 1788 to 1842
Convicts: gaol records
A secure gaol was required for convicts who committed criminal offences within the colony and were sentenced to imprisonment. Gaols were also used to house prisoners awaiting trial or transportation to another penal settlement
Off convicts' backs
Worn, torn, stained and patched, two government-issue shirts found at Hyde Park Barracks have evidently come off the convicts’ backs
Researching NSW convicts
An update of one of our most popular webinars, an introduction to our convict records and how you can find and use them
Child convicts of Australia
For more than 50 years, convicts were transported from Britain to New South Wales. These included children as young as nine years of age
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