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 === History of Transportation to Australia ===
-New South Wales holds more convict records than any other state. Of the approximately 150,000 convicts transported to Australia from Great Britain between 1788 and 1850, nearly 90,000 of them went to the region of New South Wales, which then covered a substantial portion of Australia. To learn more, see the following resources.
+New South Wales holds more convict records than any other state. Of the approximately 150,000 convicts transported to Australia from Great Britain between 1788 and 1850, nearly 90,000 of them went to the region of New South Wales, which then covered a substantial portion of Australia.
-*[http://prov.vic.gov.au/research/prisoners-and-convicts Victoria] Scroll down to 'Digitised Records Online' and select either Male or Female. Some counties in England have records of convicts transported:
 *[http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/convictssearch.aspx?navCode=3169 Lincolnshire]&nbsp;Enter what you know about the person, when the name(s) are shown, click on the name for more information.<br>
 *[http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/resources/york-assizes/ York Assizes] Scroll down to the alphabetical list and click on the range for the surname.