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What was the ship Hougoumont carrying the last of on 9 January 1868?

Question #150935. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Apr 13 2024.
Originally posted Apr 13 2024 8:24 PM.

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Convicts to Fremantle in Western Australia.

This date marked the end of some 80 years of penal transportation from the United Kingdom to Australia. This particular voyage carried 269 convicts.
Between 1788 and 1868 more than 162,000 convicts had been transported, changing Australia forever.
link https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/convict-transportation-ends
Response last updated by psnz on Apr 13 2024.
Apr 13 2024, 8:25 PM
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