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"Australian Convict Sites" is a World Heritage Site which includes the remains of 11 places used in the transportation of convicts to Australia. This was a plan by the British government to move thousands of prisoners from England to Australia. It started with the sending of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788 and continued for about eighty years. The Australian Convict Sites include places in Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, and Fremantle. These show:[1]
" .. the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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![]() View of Port Arthur, Tasmania one of the 11 penal sites constituting the Australian Convict Sites | |
Location | Australia |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv), (vi) |
Reference | 1306 |
Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
Area | 1,502.51 ha (3,712.8 acres) |
Buffer zone | 3,746.68 ha (9,258.2 acres) |
Coordinates | 33°22′42″S 150°59′40″E |
All the sites were all individually included on the Australian National Heritage List before being put on the World Heritage list in 2010.
The 11 penal sites making up the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage listed property are[2][3]
There are over 3000 convict sites remaining in Australia. The Australian Convict Sites were selected as the best examples of the world's convict era. This met World Heritage Selection Criteria IV & VI:[9]
Criterion IV (i.e. a collection of buildings/architecture etc. showing an important stage in human history):
"an exceptional example of the forced migration of convicts - an important stage of human history"
Criterion VI (i.e. directly associated with events etc. of importance to the whole world):
"an extraordinary example of global ideas and developments associated with the punishment and reform of the criminal elements of humanity during the Age of Enlightenment and the modern era
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