Child convicts, Net Brennan
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Child convicts, Net Brennan
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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non fiction
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Child convicts
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Net Brennan
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Our stories
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At the age of seven, children in eighteenth century Britain were tried in court like adults. Some, as young as nine, were transported to the colonies. Their names may not be familiar, but one of these child convicts would become the ?rst person hanged in Australia, another would be celebrated on our twenty-dollar note and a third would count a future prime minister as a descendant. Their story is one of survival. Their story is one of nation-building. Their story is the story of Australia8 yrs+Child ConvictsAustralian History
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