I have been reading up on Australian history,,,,,,, okay not really but a 6 part series on Australia have started to air here, so i have learned a little about my adopted home country.
1. Pemulwuy i think its okay to call him the first Aussie freedom fighter, in the end his head was sent to the UK
2. The Rum Rebellion and how Bligh was sent packing, which sort of lead to a new govenor and the first first wife of Australia being a deported prostitute.
3. The great prisoner escape from Macquire harbour penal station on Sarah island on the ship The Frederick the prisoners was just supposed to build, the guys sailed to south America, the leaders was captured some years later and put to trial, but general opinion had changed so no harsh penalty, and in the end this was part of the prisoner ships stopped coming to Australia.
4. As my flaky memory say over 150.000 prisoners was sent to Australia spread over +800 ships, and today 1 in 5 Aussies can be traced bank to those people.
5. Pesky "Yanks" sailing over and bothering Aussies in the seal capture / trade in the Bass strait.
Looking forward to see the remaining 5 programs