THE SMART TRICK OF FREMANTLE PRISON THAT NO ONE IS DISCUSSING

Although the Swan River Colony was recognized for a "free settlement"[22] (unlike the penal colonies on the east coast), by the 1840s demand from customers for affordable labour overcame an early reluctance, plus the colony agreed to simply accept some convicts from Britain. The arrival of the 1st convict ship Scindian on 2 June 1850 was unexpected