Convict

[billy]

india, africa, australia, it was all the same back then they needed cheap labout and convicts suited the task. specially in australia. if it weren't cons it was soldiers. looking at auz now i'd say it was one of those instances where some good came from something not so good. it can be seen that the modern aussies come from weak stock but i guess that was to be expected
it's amazing that so few could adapt well enough to establish themselves. let's not forget the poor abo who through their actions (Britains) were pretty much screwed.