The site includes remnants of two mine shafts, extant prison complexes, wharves, farms, tramways, quarries, garden plots, constable stations, semaphore stations, cemeteries and …

Sep 9, 2022 · The Saltwater River station was the first of six probation stations established on the Tasman Peninsula. The first men arrived on the ship ‘British Sovereign’ on the 29th March 1841.

It was the first and largest of many probation stations established in Tasmania to deal with newly transported convicts. Sited in an area recognised for its rich soil, Saltwater River was classed …

Dec 7, 2020 · By the time the last transport arrived in 1853, twelve stations remained – located on the Tasman Peninsula, Hobart and Launceston. As you can probably tell, the probation …

The Station was the first convict probation station established on the Tasman Peninsula, with men arriving on the 29th March 1841 from the ship the ‘British Sovereign’. The Station was to be an …

Oct 27, 2025 · Premaydena is situated on the Tasman Peninsula between Koonya and Nubeena. It was once the site of a substantial convict station, called the Impression Bay Probation Station.

"Introduction This article was written with the intent of placing the timber-getting operations of the Cascades convict probation station within the wider contexts of the Tasman Peninsula and the …

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Jan 20, 2020 · It will be illustrated with two examples drawn from the Tasman Peninsula: the Port Arthur penal station (1830-77) and Cascades probation station (1842-55).

Jun 11, 2020 · Much of the old station has been preserved and is now tourist accommodation. During the period in which it operated, the station played a very important role in producing …