Western Australia was the final state to be using convict labour. The last convict ship to Australia, the Hougoumont, left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Western Australia on 10 January 1868.

Western Australia was the last of the states to have convicts. The last convict ship to Western Australia, the Hougoumont, left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Western Australia on 10 January 1868. Transportation of convicts to Australia ceased after this.

The last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.

Transportation of convicts to Australia ended when the last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.

Most importantly for the defending British it was very, very wet ! A thunderstorm had made it sodden. A shallow valley the British stood on Mont St Jean. The French right is broken ground and on their left is the Chateau Hougoumont. In the centre lies la Haie Saint. The KGL and the 95th await messieurs....