History & Culture
The little-known story of Australia’s convict women
Transported to a distant land for crimes of poverty, Australia’s female convicts were charged with the task to tame and have children with convict men.
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History & Culture
The story of Australia’s last convicts
The Hougoumont, the last ship to take convicts from the UK to Australia, docked in Fremantle, Western Australia, on January 9, 1868 – 150 years ago. It brought an end to a process which deposited about 168,000 convicted prisoners in Australia after it began in 1788.
History & Culture
The New Zealand convicts sent to Australia
Soon after it became a British colony, New Zealand began shipping the worst of its offenders across the Tasman Sea.
Wildlife
The vegetable Australia gave the world
The first Australian food to be cultivated abroad was a seashore spinach.
Destinations
GALLERY: Norfolk Island
Australia’s Norfolk Island, located 1471km east of Brisbane in the Pacific Ocean, is the result of a volcano that existed some 2-3 million years ago. Its human history features inhabitants including Polynesians, First Fleeters, convicts and mutineers. Today, it is also perhaps Australia’s most remote community. We sent Australian yachtswoman Jessica Watson to discover Norfolk Island’s homegrown treasures. Read her full feature in AG#136, out now.
On This Day
On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon
Six years into his seven-year sentence, John Irving was busy helping treat patients in the fledgling colony of Sydney.
On This Day
On this day: Arthur Phillip was born
The man who founded Sydney was born 276 years ago today.