STRANGE CONVICT STORIES... TROVE TUESDAY, 3RD APRIL, 2018

Early illustration of 18th century Australian convicts.

Numurkah Leader (Vic. : 1895 - 1948), Friday 17 May 1901, page 8

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BLACK JIM, CONVICT

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Saturday 10 August 1912, page 40

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THE CONVICT'S ESCAPE

Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Saturday 27 October 1934, page 3

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LONG AGO STORIES

Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936), Saturday 31 August 1935, page 11

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HONEST JOHN, OR CONVICT NUMBER 41

Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 7 July 1938, page 1

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CONVICT'S CURSE