In the 1800s, many explorers flocked to the polar regions. But another vast, uncharted land presented opposite difficulties, ...

A little later, the British ship 'Gannet' sailing in Crete ... They were sent with other convicts to Australia and they arrived in Sydney on 27 August 1829. The Greek sailors who were illiterate ...

It was viewed as a suitable alternative to hanging. From 1787 onwards, convicts were sent to Australia, where they faced many years of hard labour. America had become independent from Britain in ...

After Great Britain stopped transporting prisoners to Australia in 1840, convicts were moved to Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour and the former barracks were converted into the city's Female ...