Down Under

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · May 22, 2021 · 3m

In England during the 1800s, prisoners were taken far away from their home and sent to Australia. If you committed a crime, a judge could sentence you to punishment in Australia. At that time, few people in England knew where Australia was. Later, some people started calling it the continent Down Under since the southern hemisphere is down on most European maps. And it is really south. In going to Australia from England, you would cross the dangerous waters of three oceans: the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. Sadly, many prisoners died before reaching their…