The Surry

Convict Australia

Mar 22, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5

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Episode description

This is the story of the Surry - a ship that transported convicts to Port Jackson in 1814. During the voyage, there was an outbreak of Typhus that devastated the people on board.

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