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Convicts were seen as a source of labour to advance and develop Britishs colony
they used convicts to make their cities -
The first fleet sets off
The 11 ships left England carrying 780 convicts and 570 free settlers. -
First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay
They arrived at Botany Bay but that wasn't a good place becasue there was too much wind and there was dirty water which they couldn't drink. So the captain thought that wasn't a good place to settle the convicts. -
Camp Cove known as 'cadi' to the local Cadigal people
They landed at an unnamed place, believed to be the beachfront at Camp Cove. First landing of members of the First Fleet with Port Jackson and the first known as European landing in Sydney Harbour. -
Sydney Cove
After moving further into the harbour, Phillip raised the British flag at Sydney Cove. 751 convicts and their children unload, along with 252 marines and their families. -
More Convict Fleets Arrive
Two more convict fleets arrived in 1790 -
First settlement on the island state
This settlement was made at Risdon when 5o convicts and men landed there but it was abandoned by 1904 an replaced with a settlement at Hobart with 178 convicts in total. -
Hobart is established
260 people lived there which included 178 convicts. -
Convicts are sent to hobart
This continued untill 1853 in this time many convicts were sent there. -
Redcliffe established
In 1824 the penal colony at Redcliffe was established by Lieutenant John Oxley. -
Van Diemen's Land
The colony of Van Diemen's Land was established in its own right in 1825. -
Western Australia Established
Western Australia was established in 1827. -
The Parramatta Factory grew as an enclave for pregnant women also served as an orphanage
Twenty percent of first convicts were womens.The majority of women convicts and many free women seeking employment were sent to the female factories as unassigned women. The female factories were originally profit making textile factories. The Parramatta Factory grew as enclave for pregnant women and also served as orphanage from the 1830s. -
The Model prison is completed at Port Arthur
Many prisoners at this prison went they could not speak to anybody or hear anything for 23 hours a day. Even during when people were trying to talk with them. The time they were made to wear masks so they couldnt see each other. -
Last convicts arrive at rottnest
269 convicts arrive at Rottnest on the ship Huogomont.
