ales of enforced transportation have featured in more than once. The latest series sees actor Lesley Manville discover that one of her ancestors was transported to Australia, just as judge Craig Revel Horwood did in 2017. The system traces its origins to the outbreak of the US War of Independence in 1776, which brought transportation of felons to North America to an abrupt halt. Amid increasingly overcrowded prisons, legislation was passed
CONVICTS SENT TO AUSTRALIA
Jul 25, 2023
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