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== History of Transportation to Australia == | == 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, read the following | 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, read the following articles. | ||
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp#Convicts Convict Records at State Records NSW] | *[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp#Convicts Convict Records at State Records NSW] | ||
*[http://www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm Irish Convicts to NSW 1791-1830] | *[http://www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm Irish Convicts to NSW 1791-1830] | ||
*[http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/ships/1stfleet.htm Australia's First Fleet - 1788] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet First Fleet] | |||
By 1829 convicts or ex-convicts made up approximately 65 percent of the population of New South Wales. The ex-convicts had received either a ticket of leave, a certificate of freedom, or a pardon.<br> | By 1829, convicts or ex-convicts made up approximately 65 percent of the population of New South Wales. The ex-convicts had received either a ticket of leave, a certificate of freedom, or a pardon.<br> | ||
== First Fleet == | == First Fleet == | ||