S3E9 Ten Convict Pirates Seize the Frederick

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 Valdivia in Chile. The journey took about 7 weeks. They travelled 6 thousand nautical miles with a skeletal mostly inexperienced crew using a leaky boat. This is their incredible story. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners : Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: Start your search for your convict ancestors: SOURCES 1834 'ANOTHER GOVERNMENT VESSEL TAKEN BY HER GOVERNMENT CREW! ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF COLONEL ARTHUR'S PRISON DISCIPLINE.', The Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultural Advertiser (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1832 - 1834) , 11 February, p. 2. , viewed 11 Sep 2022, 1834 'THE CONVICT SYSTEM. DARING ACT OF PIRACY.', The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) , 6 March, p. 2. , viewed 10 Sep 2022, 1837 'SUPREME COURT.—CRIMINAL SITTINGS.', Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857) , 2 May, p. 5. , viewed 16 Sep 2022, 2018, ‘The Ship That Never Was.’, by A. Courtenay, Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Limited THANK YOU Special thanks to Sue Reed. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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S3E9 Ten Convict Pirates Seize the Frederick is an episode from Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow.

This episode is 00:28:45 long.

This episode was published on Sep 22, 2022.

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