Intriguing, confronting, harsh, inspiring The Australian convict story includes over 160,000 tales of men, women and children who were transported from across the world. What happened to them once they arrived depended on many things such as their gender, behaviour, skills or age, which could lead them to many different parts of the colonies. On 31 July 2010, eleven of these sites across the country were recognised by UNESCO and placed on the World Heritage list as the Australian Convict Sites,

Today marks 200 years since convicts took up residency in Hyde Park Barracks. Did you know some of the convicts transported to Australia were children? Discover the stories of some of these children in our new #history digibook made with Sydney Living Museums. | ABC Education