the last convict ship reached tasmania on the saint vincent.
the last convict ship reached tasmania on the saint vincent.
when did the last convict ship reach tasmania?
the saint vincent
the beginning of the victorian gold rush provided further argument, as it was felt that the opportunity of free passage aboard convict transports and the change of escaping to the gold fields would provide an incentive to would-be offenders. the last convict ship to be sent from england, the "st. vincent", arrived in 1853, and on 10 august 1853 jubilee festivals in hobart and launceston celebrated 50 years of european settlement with the official end of transportation. celebratory medallions were minted and distributed to school children.









































section::::history.:growth of tasmania.
colony of tasmania
convict ships generally engaged in carrying convicts from great britain to the australian colonies. the first fleet saw the first convict ships arrive in australia in january 1788, and the last convict ship, "hougoumont", arrived in western australia in 1868.









































over the 80 years of transportation, between 1788 and 1868, 608 convict ships transported more than 162,000 convicts to australia.
convict ship