From ‘disgrace and pollution’ to ‘pride’: how Australians came to embrace their convict family ties
The Conversation · 27 Sep 2026

From ‘disgrace and pollution’ to ‘pride’: how Australians came to embrace their convict family ties

Many former convicts changed their names and hid their past. But over the last 50 years, Australians have increasingly discovered – and embraced – convict relatives.


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