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Latitude
-31.43199921
Longitude
152.9179993
Start Date
1821
End Date
1830

Description

Secondary Punishment settlement replacing Newcastle. The hinterland included timbergetting, limeburning and agriculture as wellas the first sugar plantation and mill (Rollands Plains). During convict period had a full establishment of convict barracks and huts, industrial areas, military and admknistration. After 1830 the town was opened for free settlement but convicts remained na important part of the town..

Sources

ID
tcfddb

Extended Data

category
Convict
sitetype
Penal station