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Jan 1, 1572
The Vagrancy Act
Was put into place which legalised transportation. -
Transportation Act
Set up a system to legally transport convicts to American colonies. -
Transportation
New South Wales was chosen for transportation as a British colony -
The First Fleet Arrived in Australia
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on the 18th of January 1788 and comprised of war ships, supply ships and convict transport ships. In total 759 convicts were transorted to Australia onboard the First Fleet. -
Foundation of Hobart and Settlement at Port Dalrymple
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Macquarie becomes Governor of New South Wales
Lachlan Macquarie was appointed as governer of New South Wales, taking the position from WIlliam Bligh -
Commissioner Bigge sent to review the treatment of convits
Appointed by the Colonial Office in London, Commissioner John Bigge made a report into the treatment of convicts in New South Wales reccomending that more serverity than that of Governer Maquarie showed -
Sarah Island
Sarah Island was a penal settlement set up sometime in 1822 as the last resort for recalcitrant convicts. It is located in the remote wilderness of Macqurie Harbour and was known for its cruel punishments and gruesome history. -
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Sarah Island
Prison was in action for 11 years, during this time it received the reputation as one of the harshest colonies in Australia -
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Cascades Female Facotry
This female factory was situated in Hobart and in action for 28 years, during this time housing 3705 women -
Port Arthur opened
Port Arthur which had previously been used as a timber mill and named after George Arthur, the litenant Governer of Van Dieman's Land was now used as a prison for the repeat offennders and the most hardened criminals. -
Molesworth Report on Transportation
Sir William Moleworth, appointed by the British House of Commons to investigate whether transportation was a sufficient detterent or too harsh as a penalty, concluding transportation should be discontinued. -
Fitzroy appointed as 'Governer General' of Australia
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Gold is found in Port Phillip
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Female Factories in action
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Ross Female Factory
One of the five operating factories that operated in Tasmania -
Transportation to Sydney was Banned
Transportation of British convicts to Sydney was abolished. However, it continued in Hobart, Tasmania, and in Western Australia for many years, enabling the colonies to grow quickly. -
Flogging abandoned
Flogging slowly died out in the Australian colonies, -
Van Dieman's Land was renamed Tasmainia
Van Dieman's Land was officially renamed Tasmania -
Penal Servitude Act
Penal Servitude Act abholished transportation of women -
The arrival of the last convict ship to Australia
After 161,700 convicts had previously arrived, transportation was finally banned. Australia was no longer used as a prison, but as a home. -
Last Hanging in Australia
Two years aftre hanging was abholished in England, the last hanging in Australia took place at Pentridge Prison in Melbourne.
