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What punishment on the first fleet?

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The convicts of the First Fleet were most commonly punished by being placed on reduced rations, meaning they were given less food, or certain privileges such as tobacco, tea or sugar were withdrawn.

The Cat o' nine tails was a particularly vicious type of punishment. This was a whip with nine cords of leather, each of which had a metal triangle embedded in the end. A convict was given between 10 and 50 lashes (in some case more), and within just a few lashes, the flesh would be ripped out, sometimes to the point where the bone was exposed.

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On the First Fleet, punishments for crimes included flogging, solitary confinement, and hard labor. These punishments were intended to maintain discipline and deter further wrongdoing among the convicts.

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