Hobert - Convict Day

Since half of Tasmania's current residents have ancestry from convicts, we decided to check out the men's and women's prisons.

It's well understood that England sent its convicts to Australia. What's interesting is that they also sent their convicts from the majority of their colonies outside of England to Australia. Most of the offenses were minor -- most would consider them acts of survival -- but the minimum detention was 7 years.

Hobart, Tasmania had two prisons: Hobart Convict Penitentiary for the men and the Female Factory for the women. So we visited both. Czytaj więcej