Convict Orphans – The heartbreaking stories of the colony's forgotten children, and those who succeeded against all odds Flora Children can learn about turn-taking

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Convict Orphans – The heartbreaking stories of the colony's forgotten children, and those who succeeded against all odds Flora Children can learn about turn-takingAll families have their secrets, and a convict ancestor or an illegitimate birth were shames that families once buried deep. Among the best hidden stories in Australia's history are those of the convict orphans. Agnes arrived on a convict transport aged four and was abandoned when her mother needed to escape an abusive husband. After their mother died and their father deserted them, Maria and Eliza Marriner were taken into state care too. Cut off from