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Penal colonies

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Penal colonies
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 31
Main title
Penal colonies
Series statement
Australia's convict past
Summary
Can you imagine what life was like for convicts transported to Australia? What were the new colonies really like? What crimes were convicts convicted of and what jobs did they end up doing in the new colonies? To answer these questions and more, read the Australia's Convict Past series. Each title in the series is written as a narrative from the perspective of an ex-convict, to give students an idea of different aspects of convict life. Although the narrator is a fictional character, all the primary sources used in each title and the people, events and places mentioned are real. Suitable for upper primary to junior secondary10 yrs+Australian history
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