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  • They were confused, disoriented and bewildered: they were travelling thousands and thousands of miles from their homes
  • They were afraid: uncertainty for their future lay ahead, and many of them didn't even know where botany Bay or New South Wales was
  • They felt very seasick, and some suffered symptoms of dysentery
  • The women felt violated: they were used and abused by the male soldiers who were keen for a bit of entertainment
  • They felt abandoned and lonely: their families were left far behind, in some cases forever
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