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*The colony was originally established as a "prison within a prison"—a settlement, deliberately distant from Sydney, to which '''recidivist convicts''' could be sent as punishment. It soon garnered a reputation, along with Norfolk Island, as '''one of the harshest penal settlements''' in all of New South Wales. | *The colony was originally established as a "prison within a prison"—a settlement, deliberately distant from Sydney, to which '''recidivist convicts''' could be sent as punishment. It soon garnered a reputation, along with Norfolk Island, as '''one of the harshest penal settlements''' in all of New South Wales. | ||
*Over twenty years, '''thousands of convicts passed through the penal colony.''' | *Over twenty years, '''thousands of convicts passed through the penal colony.''' | ||
*Hundreds of these fled the stern conditions and escaped into the bush. Although most escapes were unsuccessful or resulted in the escapees perishing in the bush, some succeeded in living as "wild white men" amongst the aboriginal people. | *Hundreds of these '''fled the stern conditions and escaped into the bush'''. Although most escapes were unsuccessful or resulted in the escapees perishing in the bush, some succeeded in living as "wild white men" amongst the aboriginal people. | ||
*As a penal colony, Brisbane did not permit the erection of private settlements nearby for many years. As the inflow of new convicts steadily declined, the population dropped. From the early 1830s the British government questioned the suitability of Brisbane as a penal colony.<ref>"History of Brisbane", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brisbane#1824_colony, accessed 28 March 2022.</ref> | *As a penal colony, Brisbane did not permit the erection of private settlements nearby for many years. As the inflow of new convicts steadily declined, the population dropped. From the early 1830s the British government questioned the suitability of Brisbane as a penal colony.<ref>"History of Brisbane", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brisbane#1824_colony, accessed 28 March 2022.</ref> | ||