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Latitude
-27.469963
Longitude
153.024833
Start Date
1827
End Date
1839

Description

Erected in two sections - the southern end (1828) and the northern (1829), replacing the original temporary convict huts. The barracks was described in Tom Petrie's reminiscences and included different wards for the different classes of prisoners, a chapel, workhops and storerooms, situated in a walled compound. It could accommodate up to 1000 convicts.

Sources

ID
tcfc11

Extended Data

category
Convict
sitetype
Prisoner barracks