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THE ‘MAYDA’ – ILL-FATED CONVICT TRANSPORT

On February 10, 2021   /   History   /   7 Comments
Tags: Alexander Kilroy, Convicts, Hobart, John Price, Joseph Childs, Norfolk Island, The Mayda, Transportation
THE 'MAYDA' - ILL-FATED CONVICT TRANSPORT

MAYDA….just one letter short of an S.O.S. LONDON – On August 19 1845 the Morning Post reported that the convict transport Mayda was lying at Woolwich, with 197 prisoners on board. They had been brought down the Thames from the Millbank Penitentiary and were to be taken

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