Humanities Links

Life in Australia in 1790

Convict Tales
Colourful accounts of individual convicts listed under the ship on which they arrived.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/stories.html

History of Australia before 1901
Historical account of Australian History before 1901.
http://www.fact-index.com/h/hi/history_of_australia_before_1901.html

Convicts Australia
Convict history and genealogy links.
http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/cons.htm

Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney
Barani contains the history, life stories and images of many Indigenous men and women who have made great contributions to their people and their country.
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/default.html

Life In Old Sydney Town
Student website about life in Sydney
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/wyongps/4slwe.htm

Claim A Convict
A complete alphabetical listing of the convicts, male and female, transported to New South Wales between 1793 and early 1800, giving place and date of conviction, length of sentence, ship of transportation and some occupations.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/

National Library of Australia
Search results on convict life in Sydney. Includes images and articles.
http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/search/osearch?term=convicts+sydney&action=MultiSearch&mode=search

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