GLOSSARY
Absolute Pardon
A man or woman who received an absolute pardon was restored to the position of a free person. They could leave New South Wales if they wished.
Barbarous
To be barbarous is to be vicious and cruel or simply uncivilised.
Bulwark
The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.
Dysentery
An infectious disease of the lower bowel, causing pain, severe diarrhea, and passage of blood and mucus.
Hulk
A sailing ship, no longer fit to go to sea, which was stripped of its masts and used as a floating prison.
Nomadic
A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
Rations
An amount of food supplied on a regular basis.
Scurvy
A potentially fatal disorder caused by a lack of vitamin C in one's diet, usually accompanied by weakness and bleeding gums.
Absolute Pardon
A man or woman who received an absolute pardon was restored to the position of a free person. They could leave New South Wales if they wished.
Barbarous
To be barbarous is to be vicious and cruel or simply uncivilised.
Bulwark
The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.
Dysentery
An infectious disease of the lower bowel, causing pain, severe diarrhea, and passage of blood and mucus.
Hulk
A sailing ship, no longer fit to go to sea, which was stripped of its masts and used as a floating prison.
Nomadic
A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
Rations
An amount of food supplied on a regular basis.
Scurvy
A potentially fatal disorder caused by a lack of vitamin C in one's diet, usually accompanied by weakness and bleeding gums.