Convict transportation to Australia (1788–1868)

1. First Fleet reaches Botany Bay

   Jan 18, 1788Labels: First Fleet, Botany Bay

   • SLNSW
   • Britannica

2. First Fleet enters Port Jackson (Sydney Cove)

   Jan 26, 1788Labels: First Fleet, Port Jackson

   • SLNSW
   • NMA

3. Lady Juliana delivers female convicts to Sydney

   Jun 3, 1790Labels: Lady Juliana, Female convicts

   • Dictionary Sydney
   • Lady Juliana

4. Second Fleet arrives with catastrophic mortality

   Jun 28, 1790Labels: Second Fleet, Mortality scandal

   • Second Fleet
   • Neptune

5. Parramatta Female Factory begins operation

   Jan 1, 1821Labels: Parramatta Female, Female convicts

   • NSW Heritage
   • UNESCO

6. Moreton Bay penal settlement established (Brisbane)

   Sep 1, 1824Labels: Moreton Bay, Penal settlement

   • Qld State Arch
   • Britannica

7. Molesworth Committee inquiry critiques transportation

   Jan 1, 1837Labels: Molesworth Committee, Sir William

   • NMA
   • NLA Catalogue

8. Order-in-Council halts transportation to New South Wales

   Aug 1, 1840Labels: Order-in-Council, New South

   • NMA
   • Convicts Aus

9. Western Australia receives first convict ship Scindian

   Jun 1, 1850Labels: Scindian, Western Australia

   • WA Convicts
   • WA Museum

10. Van Diemen’s Land transportation ends

    Jan 1, 1853Labels: Van Diemen's, Transportation end

    • Parliament Hansard
    • Britannica

11. Fremantle Prison opens as convict establishment

    Jan 1, 1855Labels: Fremantle Prison, Convict depot

    • Toodyay Shire
    • UNESCO

12. Hougoumont arrives, ending convict transportation

    Jan 10, 1868Labels: Hougoumont, Last convicts

    • WA Museum
    • NMA