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Maria Island Penal Settlement

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Australian Prisons
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Latitude
-42.639
Longitude
148.066
Start Date
1825
End Date
1932

Description

Between 1825 and 1832, Maria Island operated as a penal colony that was conceived of as a compromise between the harsh conditions at Macquarie Harbour and the less stringent security of work in a chain gang building roads. Due to numerous escape attempts and disciplinary problems, the remaining convict population was relocated to Port Arthur in 1832. In 1842 the site was reopened as a probation station,??but was closed due to overcrowding in 1850. Today the island is a national park.

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ID
t951