382 - The Frederick Escape: The Ship that Never Was
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The Penal Station in Tasmania
Tasmania was an isolated penal state, separated from the mainland by a mountainous wilderness. Convicts were mainly those who had re-offended whilst already serving sentences. According to historian Hamish Maxwell Stewart, convicts were sent there for a wide range of reasons. About half had been sentenced to secondary transportation for theft, robbery, fraud, or receiving - all committed while in Tasmania.
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