In this episode, we explore common types of punishments that convict men could receive if they stepped out of line - flogging, the treadmill, leg irons, solitary confinement and banishment to penal settlements.

SOURCES

· ‘Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners’ by Jennifer Twemlow

· ‘Convicts & The Colonies, A study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia & other parts of the British Empire' by A G L Shaw.

· ‘A – Z of convicts in Van Diemen’s Land’ by Simon Barnard

· ‘Report from the Select Committee on Transportation’ By Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Transportation (1812)

· Sydney Living Museums Website, https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/convict-sydney/what-happened-convicts-who-broke-rules

· ‘Convicts, Transportation & Australia’by Michael Bogle

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Music by Ahjay Stelino

THANK YOU

Special thanks to Chris Twemlow, Sue Reed & Mark Blakey.