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Young Fred Smith was not even a teenager when he made his long journey by sailing ship to Van Dieman’s Land. Along with many other boys he was under the order to finish his sentence on the remote island, thousands of kilometres from home, Never to Return. The order was the same for most of the convicts around Port Arthur and Launceston whether they were young or old � it was something Fred had trouble understanding � the fact that he had seen his homeland for the last time.
As groups of boys ...more
Young Fred Smith was not even a teenager when he made his long journey by sailing ship to Van Dieman’s Land. Along with many other boys he was under the order to finish his sentence on the remote island, thousands of kilometres from home, Never to Return. The order was the same for most of the convicts around Port Arthur and Launceston whether they were young or old � it was something Fred had trouble understanding � the fact that he had seen his homeland for the last time.
As groups of boys ...more
