Convict Orphans: The Heartbreaking Stories of the Colony's Forgotten Children, and Those Who Succeeded Against All Odds

by Lucy Frost

Many thousands of abandoned children were treated as free labour in late 19th century Australia, yet their stories have been hidden until now, even to their descendants. Lucy Frost's painstaking research has uncovered what really happened to the convict orphans.

All families have their secrets, and a convict ancestor or an illegitimate birth were shames that families once buried deep. Among the best-hidden stories in Australia's history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1761067680
• ISBN13: 9781761067686
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 304 Pages