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Australian Colonies in the 1800s: Life in Australia

My Place - 1800s

Day in the life of a convict (Hyde Park Barracks)

Control 1819-26 (Hyde Park Barracks)

Child convicts of Australia (Hyde Park Barracks)

What was life in early Sydney like for convicts (Hyde Park Barracks)

Fear 1826-48 (Hyde Park Barracks)

How did transportation affect a convict's life? (Hyde Park Barracks)

Castle Hill Rebellion (National Museum Australia)

Hope 1848-87 (Hyde Park Barracks)

Female Migration (Hyde Park Barracks)

Nowland's mail coach (National Museum Australia)