Key personnel: Dr Richard Tuffin, Prof Martin Gibbs This project aims to prove the critical role that the probation system (1839-53) played in the development of an Australian colony. Derided at the time and since as a monumental failure, the system had a lasting...
Margaret Strike, PhD candidate, supervised by David Andrew Roberts, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Matthew Allen (funded by an Australian RTPS Scholarship). This project examines the pivotal role played by magistrates in the establishment of British law and the...
Key personnel: Prof Martin Gibbs, Dr Richard Tuffin This project seeks to increase our understanding of the hidden landscapes of the Darlington Probation Station. The history of the place is complex, encompassing early use as a penal station (1825-32), probation...
Key personnel: Dr Richard Tuffin, Sylvana Szydzik (Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority) A collaborative project between the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority and Dr Richard Tuffin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of New England. The...
Key personnel: Prof Martin Gibbs, Dr Richard Tuffin, Caitlin D’Gluyas This ongoing project takes a multi-scalar approach to examine the distribution of convicts throughout the Australian colonies. Currently (2020-21), the project is carrying out a desktop study...
