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Latitude
-33.853001
Longitude
151.246287
Start Date
1840
End Date
1842

Description

Presumably a work camp associated with the construction of the Bradleys Head battery, was built after four American warships arrived in Sydney Harbour undetected in 1839. Several reports of escapes, with one (Sydney Free Press 24 Feb 1842 Page 3) noting 'their place of confinement, or, as it is usually termed, the box'.

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ID
tcfc04

Extended Data

category
Convict
sitetype
Stockade