Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: PORT ARTHUR IN 1842

Historical information

Initially set up as a timber station in 1830 and manned by convicts, in 1833 it became a prison for secondary offenders. It was supposedly an example of improvements in the prison system but in fact was a place of intense punishment and slave labour. It also included a boy's prison.

Physical description

An Excursion to Port Arthur in 1842 by David Burn, booklet containing 22 pages with a black and white illustration.

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