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Following the American Revolutionary War, the government could not longer ship convicts to the Americas. The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. [http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] contains records related to convicts. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation.<br> | Following the American Revolutionary War, the government could not longer ship convicts to the Americas. The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. [http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] contains records related to convicts. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation.<br> | ||
A partial index of convicts arriving in Australia is available at [http://www.Hawkesbury.net | A partial index of convicts arriving in Australia is available at [http://www.Hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ Claim a Convict].<br> | ||
== Types of Convict Records == | == Types of Convict Records == | ||