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Banishment, Transportation And A Penal Settlement, Ian C. Willis
Banishment, Transportation And A Penal Settlement, Ian C. Willis
Ian Willis
On January 26, 1788 a group of sailing ships unloaded their human flotsam and jetsam in Sydney Cove. Amongst those who were landed were souls who were part of the dark story of banishment and exile that dates back to Roman times. The foundation of the Australian nation was just one part of a global story of forced human suffering that is still going on today.