Tuesday topics - the letter "C" (part 1)

No riddles and puzzles this time because you will have to do quite a lot of research for our next class.

We are going to be talking about:
- convicts: historical background, settlement, life conditions, pardons and famous prisoners
- convicts in popular culture: songs, stories, art
- the impact of convict past on Aussie mentality and national pride (concentrate on "social psychology" and "why?" in this article; we'll also touch upon the concept of "mateship")


A little something to get you started. Click on the picture to watch a very interesting clip.





















(the Fremantle Prison flogging post)


and...
- crocodiles (if we have time) ;-)











(click on the picture)