After the English authorities began to review the system in 1801 the ships were dispatched twice a year, at the end of May and the beginning of September, to avoid the dangerous winters of the southern hemisphere.
(Source: Convicts to Australia)
This
is an index of all convict ships that came to New South Wales.
The history of all convicts on these ships has been researched by History Services NSW.
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To see a photograph of the Convict Ship, Success, at the
State Library of Victoria, click
here.
"The old Australian convict ship SUCCESS. [picture] : Which survived three years
immersion in Sydney Harbor [i.e. Harbour]. The Success was built in Teak at
Moulmein for the East India Co. in 1790 and is still seaworthy. 12.12.1921."
(Source:
State Library of Victoria website)
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Kevin McGuinness
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