On Jan. 18, 1788, the first Australian Penal Colony is established as 736 convicts banished from England landed in Botany Bay. Over the next 60 years, 50,000 criminals were sent from England to Australia.
On Jan. 18, 1788, the first Australian Penal Colony is established as 736 convicts banished from England landed in Botany Bay. Over the next 60 years, 50,000 criminals were sent from England to Australia.