Child convicts of Australia - Chapter 1 Transportation and the First Fleet

Child convicts of Australia - Chapter 1 of 6 - Transportation and the First Fleet
From 1788, for 80 years, convicts were transported from Britain to New South Wales. These included children as young as nine years of age. What was life like for these children who had been sent to the other side of the world for crimes like petty theft?
All convicts, including children were expected to work. If they behaved badly, their youth did not protect them from being punished as harshly as adult convicts. Some child convicts went on to learn a trade, gain their freedom and live successful lives.
Step into the shoes of these child convicts to find out more about their stories.
Produced by ABC Education and Sydney Living Museums
Narrator (ABC)
HARRIET HOPE-STREETER
Featuring
ORLANDO TRIBE AVILES
JONATHAN BRANDON
WOLFGANG DEEKER
ADAM LEIZER
Interviewees (SLM)
JACQUI GREENFIELD
TODD GODDARD
Camera and post production (SLM)
JAMES MURRAY
Coordinator, Learning Programs (SLM)
COLLEEN FITZGERALD
Curator (SLM)
FIONA STARR
Producer (ABC)
JUSTINE OH
Head of Education (ABC)
ANNABEL ASTBURY
Head of Experience & Learning (SLM)
JANSON HEWS
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Hagströmer Medico-Historical Library
National Gallery of Australia
National Library of Australia
National Portrait Gallery, UK
NSW State Archives
State Library of New South Wales
State Library of Victoria
Sydney Living Museums
Yale Center for British Art
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