Macquarie Harbour Penal Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic penal colony
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sarah_Island_Penal_Station
|
| gptkbp:closed |
1833
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:Tasmanian_Heritage_Register
|
| gptkbp:established |
1822
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macquarie Harbour Penal Station
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Tasmania
gptkb:Macquarie_Harbour |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sarah_Island
|
| gptkbp:notableBuilding |
commandant's house
timber mill guard house prisoners' barracks |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
cannibalism incidents
closure and transfer of convicts to Port Arthur multiple escape attempts |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
isolation
timber production harsh conditions escape attempts |
| gptkbp:notableInmate |
gptkb:Alexander_Pearce
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:British_colonial_government
|
| gptkbp:population |
up to 500 convicts at peak
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
secondary punishment for reoffending convicts
|
| gptkbp:status |
historic site
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tarenorerer
gptkb:Lachlan_Macquarie |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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