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ME AND GO DOWN FOR SOME FUN FACTS. British Slaves in Australia Convicts who had experience as blacksmiths, brick makers, carpenters, cattlemen, or farmers were given jobs that made use of those skills in building the colony. Convict laborers constructed roads, bridges, and public buildings, such as courthouses and hospitals. Some educated convicts kept records for colonial officials. Assigned convicts did whatever work the master needed done, such as clearing land, cutting down trees, planting crops, or constructing buildings.
