Convicts

Convicts were transported to Australia from the start of British settlement in 1788, and were used as labourers in five out of the six major colonies. Transportation was eventually abolished in 1868.

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  This picture depicts women in England mourning their lovers who are soon to be transported to Australia (w:Botany Bay). Dated 1792.
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  These convicts are in a w:chain gang, near Sydney. Guards are watching over them. Dated 1842.
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  A studio photograph of Bill Thompson, a convict in Tasmania. He is wearing a convict uniform and leg irons. Dated: 1870s.
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  A convict team ploughing a farm, while a guard looks on. Dated 1926.
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  James Elphinstone Roe, a convict transported to Western Australia in 1862.
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  Joseph Johns aka Moondyne Joe, convict transported to Western Australia who became Western Australia's best known bushranger.
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  John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet and novelist transported to Western Australia in 1868 for Fenianism.
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  James Wilson, convict transported to Western Australia for Fenianism.
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  Michael Harrington, convict transported to Western Australia for Fenianism one of six to escape during the Catalpa rescue.
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  Robert Cranston, convict transported to Western Australia for Fenianism one of six to escape during the Catalpa rescue.
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  Thomas Darragh, convict transported to Western Australia for Fenianism one of six to escape during the Catalpa rescue.
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  Thomas Hassett, convict transported to Western Australia for Fenianism one of six to escape during the Catalpa rescue.
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  Mark Jeffrey - 1825-1903 Notorious Convict from Tasmania.
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  Martin Cash, Australian convict and bushranger
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  John Flood, Fenian