S4E1 Four Convict Castaways

Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow

Jun 23, 202400:41:21Society & Culture

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 encountered a fierce storm that pushed them out to sea and hundreds of miles north. This...

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