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Penal transportation to Australia: everything you wanted to know
Penal transportation to Australia: everything you wanted to know
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Why did the British state decide to send criminals across the globe to Australia? Was it really as grim as you might expect to be one of those transported? And what was the impact of the convict transportation system on Australia and its indigenous peoples? In our latest Everything you wanted to know episode, Nancy Cushing answers listener questions on convict transportation to Australia.
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Released:
Jun 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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