They came by sea Terra Nullius to Crown Colony
Australia Locked Up by 
The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip by 
A-Z of Convicts in Van Dieman's Land by 
The Catalpa Escape by 
Convicts in Australia by 
Australia's Convict Past (series) by 
Grim Crims and Convicts by 
Little Felons by 
Rotters and Squatters by 
Convicts by 
Life in Colonial Australia by 
Australians All: A History of Growing Up from the Ice Age to the Apology by One of the best (and most fun) ways of learning history is to read historical fiction. Check out these titles.
Beth: The Story of a Child Convict by 
Castaway Convict by 
Convict Girl by 
The Horse who bit a Bushranger by 
The Little Wooden Horse by 
Meet Grace by 
Surviving Sydney Cove by 
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy by 
Birrung : the secret friend by 
(from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/facts Click on image for more convict facts.)
An interesting look at Colonial Life in Australia. Watch as a "modern-day" family are sent back to the 1860s. Will they be able to cope?
Check out the other ABC Splash resources on convicts and colonial life by clicking on the image below.
The National Film and Sound Archive have collected images and videos on the web page below.
Click on the image to explore the site.
Australian History Mysteries by 
Who were the convicts? Illustrated blackline masters by 
Discovering History by 
Monumental Humanities 3 by 
The Australian Colonies: Year 5 by 
A Hunger for Land by 
Free Settlers by 
