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January 15, 2021

The Lady Juliana | The 18th-Century All-Women Prison Ship

Filed under: Australia, Britain, History, Law — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Weird History
Published 13 Nov 2019

A tale as wild as the Seven Seas, the story of the Lady Juliana, a special convict ship full of prisoners sent to Australia, is one of the strangest in the continent’s history. The Lady Juliana had a specific mission: carrying a cargo of female prisoners the British government hoped would help reform the struggling convict colony in New South Wales. This motley crew of British women ultimately had a lasting impact on the history of Australia.

#prisonship #australia #weirdhistory

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