The Tale of Murder and Escape – Longbottom’s Depositions, 1825. 1825, November Sir I have the honour to inform you, that four Crown Prisoners (as per margin) arrived in the morning who state themselves to be deserters from the settlement at Moreton Bay. They assert that they have been five weeks on the journey whichContinue reading “The Convict Runaways – Part 5.”
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The Convict Runaways – Part 3.
Four men escaped from Moreton Bay in October 1825 – did they really commit murder, and leave five drowned comrades? Runaway 3 – William Smith There were 501 convicts transported to Australia with the first name William and the surname Smith. One of these William Smiths was an 18-year-old bootmaker who had been convicted ofContinue reading “The Convict Runaways – Part 3.”
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