Macquarie Harbour Penal Station
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macquarie-harbour-penal-station-189-17128771
title:
Macquarie Harbour Penal Station
text:
The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, a former British colonial penal settlement, established on Sarah Island, Macquarie Harbour, in the former colony of Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, operated between 1822 and 1833. The settlement housed male convicts, with a small number of women housed on a nearby island. During its 11 years of operation, the penal colony achieved a reputation as one of the harshest penal settlements in the Australian colonies. The former penal station is located on the eigh
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description:
Former convict colony on Sarah Island, Tasmania
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Harbour_Penal_Station
date created:
2004-11-29T04:45:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:54:48Z
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