The intention was to establish a penal colony in Australia ... who went onto become the first Governor of New South Wales . A report at the time recorded the events as follows: 'At daybreak ...

New South Wales, a state in southeast Australia, was founded by the British as a penal colony in 1788. Over the next 80 years, more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia from England ...

The establishment of the penal colonies also set up conflict between ... The 11 convict sites are scattered, with four in New South Wales, five in Tasmania, one on Norfolk Island, and one in ...

"I mean, Australia when it was founded as a settlement, as New South Wales ... NSW was established as a penal colony around the time debates about slavery were gaining momentum in Britain.

The place was once known for being a penal settlement ... sentenced to exile for their crimes were “shipped” to New South Wales (in Australia) until the discovery of Port Arthur in 1830.

Two 21st Century families from Britain and Ireland are sent to see how they would cope had they been transported to New South Wales 200 years ago when it was a penal colony. Together with an ...

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by ... and from areas around Sydney in New South Wales in the north, to sites located in Tasmania in the south.

Hallen’s time as colonial architect from 1832 to 1835 coincided with a government policy of territorial sprawl in New South Wales, which included building more judicial and penal infrastructure.

In the northern hilltops of New South Wales, New England is a cool-climate region of lush terrain and vineyards producing elegant wine styles. New England once held some of Australia’s early ...