the first convict ship arrived in australia in 1788.
the first convict ship arrived in australia in 1788.
when did the first convict ship arrived in australia?
1788
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
on 11 march 1789, king george iii was proclaimed cured of an unnamed madness; it is assumed that he suffered from porphyria, a degenerative mental disease. five days later, in the spirit of celebration, all the women on death row, including mary wade, had their sentences commuted to penal transportation to australia. she spent 93 days in the newgate prison before being transported on "lady juliana" to australia, which was the first convict ship to carry only women and children. after an 11-month voyage across the ocean, the ship arrived at sydney on 3 june 1790 and wade was sent on to norfolk island aboard , arriving on 7 august 1790.
mary wade