Australian Convict Sites

Ruins at the Coal Mines Historic Area in Tasmania, one of the Australian Convict Sites
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Author: Peterdownunder
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Australian Convict Sites is a World Heritage Site in Australia. It preserves the various penal colonies that were established by the British when Australia was first colonised. There were over 3,000 convict sites all over Australia, but only 11 were included in the World Heritage listing. They are:

Cockatoo Island Convict Site (New South Wales)
Great North Road (New South Wales)
Hyde Park Barracks (New South Wales)
Old Government House (New South Wales)
Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area (Norfolk Island)
Brickendon and Woolmers Estates (Tasmania)
Cascades Female Factory (Tasmania)
Coal Mines Historic Site (Tasmania)
Darlington Probation Station (Tasmania)
Port Arthur (Tasmania)
Fremantle Prison (Western Australia)

Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site Inscription Details

Inscription Year: 2010
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: IV and VI

Structures at Cascades Female Factory, another Australian Convict Site
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Author: Azoma
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