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A podcast about the convicts that were transported to Australia. Each episode offers a glimpse into life as a convict and a broader insight into the convict system. Presented by Jennifer Twe...
In 1829, convicts aboard the brig Cyprus seized their chance at freedom, launching one of the most audacious escapes in Australian history....
In this episode, host Jennifer Twemlow continues her conversation with historian Cathy Dunn, this time turning to the second phase of Norfol...
In this episode, host Jennifer Twemlow speaks with historian Cathy Dunn about the early convict history of Norfolk Island, known as the Colo...
In January 1859, five convicts escaped from a Fremantle work party and vanished into the bush, launching one of the most dramatic manhunts i...
In February 1821, two convicts, Peter Penney and William White, embark on a daring escape from the Australian colony. Stowing away on the sh...
In May 1814, Sydney’s bustling Port Jackson faced terror as the convict ship The Three Bees went up in flames. Loaded with gunpowder and can...
In this episode, we dive into one of the darkest chapters of convict transportation to Australia: the voyage of the Neptune , the notorious...
In the thrilling second episode of Season 4 of the Convict Australia Podcast , we journey back to 1825 to a stormy night in Tasmania as Matt...
On 21 March 1823, four convict men left Sydney in a 29ft open boat heading for the Five Islands to collect cedar. On the way, they encounter...
Ralph Entwhistle, a convict with a life sentence, stripped off for a quick dip in the Macquarie River in 1829. This innocent act got him int...
In 1834, ten convicts seized the Frederick and made their daring escape from the penal settlement on Sarah Island in Tasmania to the Port of...
When word reached England that the colony of NSW was in dire need of food King George III immediately dispatched HMS Guardian to come to the...
In 1828, 14,000 pounds was stolen from the Bank of Australia – that’s about 20 million dollars by today’s standards AND most of the money ha...
Historian Solomon Stanton shares his research on his ancestor John Matthew Richardson. John was a convict who was sentenced to 7 years trans...
The Neva was a three-masted barque carrying hundreds of female convicts and their children from Ireland to Port Jackson. In 1835 it stuck th...
What happened when the convicts on Norfolk Island were stripped of their cooking pots? A bloodthirsty riot! Join me as I retell this gruesom...
This is the true story of convict First Fleeter, Mary Bryant. In March 1791 Mary, her husband, their two infant children and 6 other convict...
Join me as I talk to Matthew Bateman-Graham, a tour guide at Fremantle Prison – a UNESCO World Heritage site for convicts in Western Austral...
Join me as I talk to Tammy Reardon about the Isle of the Dead – the final resting place for convicts who died at Port Arthur. Tammy has been...
In 1787 the First Fleet began the epic journey to Australia with about 1500 hungry mouths to feed but only two years supply of food. This ep...
In 1832, en route to Norfolk Island, Knatchbull and his convict mates plot their cunning escape. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the re...
Reverend Samuel Marsden arrived in NSW in 1794 as the new chaplain but was quickly appointed as a magistrate. Marsden detested sin and sough...
George III left Woolwich, England in December 1834 transporting 220 male convicts. The voyage was an eventful one - a fire broke loose, scur...
Join me as I chat with Janice Ruse Huntington about her ancestor, James Ruse. James was a Cornish convict who was transported to Australia w...
Join me as I chat to Santilla Chingaipe about her documentary Our African Roots which will premier on SBS, Sunday, October 17 at 8:30 pm. Th...
This is the story of six Fenian prisoners who had been transported to Australia as convicts arriving in 1868. While they toiled away, their...
The last ship to transport convicts to Australia was the Hougoumont which arrived in 1868. Onboard were 279 male convicts - 62 of whom were...
On 4 January 1815 the convict ship, Francis & Eliza, was captured by the Americans on their way to Australia. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict S...
This is the extraordinary story of Constable Joseph Luker who was murdered on 26 August 1803, and of Joseph Samuels who was sentenced to be...
In 1831, eleven convicts captured the Caledonia and kidnapped its Captain, and sailed to the South Pacific. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Syd...
This is the story of Thomas Drewery, a man who was accused of theft, found guilty and sentenced to 7 years transportation for a crime he did...
Life onboard the early convict transportation ships could be brutal. The mortality rate was often high. Dr Heather Clarke describes the cond...
Vicious, savage dogs and shark-infested waters could not stop convicts from making their escape from Port Arthur. Martin Cash and George 'Bi...
Historian Gay Hendriksen joins us to talk about the Parramatta Female Factory. The Parramatta Female Factory was one of thirteen factories a...
This is the story of the Surry - a ship that transported convicts to Port Jackson in 1814. During the voyage, there was an outbreak of Typhu...
Convict Indents, Surgeon Journals, Tickets of Leave, Certificates of Freedom and Pardons are some of the primary sources available when rese...
Stephen Gow, author of 'From Distress to Deliverance, the life and times of William Gow; convict, schoolmaster, farmer', talks about his res...
In this episode, we explore common types of punishments that convict men could receive if they stepped out of line - flogging, the treadmill...
This episode is about a convict transportation ship named the Amphitrite that was shipwrecked on its journey out to Australia. We delve into...