Convicts sent out to the penal colonies in Australia were expected to work as a part of their punishment, and convict kids were no exceptions. They also lived under the same harsh conditions as the adults. Learn how, in 1817, Governor Macquarie commissioned the build of the Hyde Park Barracks to house unmarried male convicts working in government. Students will learn about the clothing given to convicts and why they were called 'slops', how the barracks were used by those who called it home between 1819 to 1848, the food served, the times by which convicts broke up their days, and the story of 12-year-old Denis Finn.