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why didnt many convicts return to England
the convicts ate raw meat and beetroot.
CONVICTS
The ships which housed convicts in England during the 1700s were called hulks.
The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788.
The convicts who landed on the shores of Australia originally came from England. Later fleets included Irish, Scottish and Welsh, but the majority were English. The Irish who came were often political convicts, sent for their rebellion against England.
Great Britain originally colonised Australia with convicts. Thus, Australia was founded by convicts, marines and officers from England.
They had no choice - they were deported to Australia.
Convicts
well convicts didn't really live in England back in the victrian times they were set to Australia.
Convicts were sent to Australia by England.
The transportation of convicts to Austalia continued for many decades. The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. 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.