What trades did they do?

During the 2017-20 Australian Research Council project, Landscapes of Production and Punishment, we collated much information on the type of work that convicts were doing at places like Port Arthur. The following table gives you some idea about the very many trades...

It’s history time

The following is adapted from the cunningly-titled 2005 treatise Penitentiary Workshops: Historical Analysis (Greg Jackman, Richard Tuffin), PAHSMA. Available from no good bookstores. A series of maps have been included. If you want to know more about how the site...