Caribbean Convicts in Australia
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 30 Nov 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/carribean-convicts/13621566
In 1836, the convict ship the Moffatt left Portsmouth harbour in England to travel halfway around the world to the colony of NSW. On board were eighteen convicts from the West Indies, including former slaves William Buchanan and Richard Holt.
Jamaica born, Sydney based author Sienna Brown goes on a deep dive into the archives to uncover the little known history of these men, and their lives in Australia.
