It had ceased by the 1850s to all colonies except Western Australia , which accepted convicts between 1850 and 1868 .
The era of convict bushrangers gradually faded with the decline in penal transportations to Australia in the 1840s .
It had ceased by the 1850s to all colonies except Australia   , which accepted convicts between 1850 and 1868 .
The era of convict bushrangers gradually faded with the decline in penal transportations to Australia in the 1840s .