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What sort of clothes did female convicts wear in The First Fleet on the way to Australia?
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Long dress, sandals and broad brim hat.
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How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
What was the year when convicts first came to Australia?
Convicts first arrived in Australia in January 1788.
Were female convicts transported on the first fleet?
Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.
What did the convicts of Western Australia do in 1829?
There were no convicts in Western Australia in 1829. The first convicts in Western Australia only arrived in 1850.
What Special Cargo did the Lady Penrhyn carry to Australia in the first fleet?
That could be the female convicts or the first horses brought to Australia, depending on how gallant one is.
Which first fleet ship took only female convicts?
The Lady Penrhyn had only female convicts. The ship carried 101 female convicts.
What did convicts in wear?
Contrary to common belief, convicts did not have "uniforms". They wore just the clothes they were wearing at the time of their sentencing. Some convicts had a second set of clothes, but these were invariably stolen enroute to Australia.
What fleet carried convicts to Australia?
The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.
How were convicts sent to Australia?
The first convicts were sent to Australia on the First Fleet, which consisted of eleven ships. Subsequent convicts were also sent on ships, as that was the only method for transporting any cargo overseas. There were no aeroplanes.
When did convicts stop coming to Western Australia?
Western Australia was the last state in Australia to receive convicts. New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.The last convict ship, the "Hougoumont", left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868.
What state in Australia had first police force?
convicts
What kind of settlers did the British first send to Australia?
The first European settlers in Australia (specifically New South Wales) were convicts, officers and marines. The convicts were literally the ones who built Australia.
