Mary Bryant Flight to Freedom

1791. Two months after arriving in Sydney Cove with the First Fleet Mary Bryant, her husband and children, escaped, embarking on the most daring open boat voyage of all time.

She had been sentenced to death for highway robbery at the Exeter Assizes, then languished in prison for three years until her sentence was commuted and she was transported.

This is the story of Mary Bryant. This is the story of the First Fleet. This is the story of our first settlement. This is the story of one of the most daring escapes in history.