“Footsteps” monument by Roman Gillespie was unveiled in 2017. It recognises the 13,000 female convicts who were transported to Van Diemen’s Land between 1803-1853 bringing with them 2,000 children. Here on Hunter Island, they disembarked.
The 2 plaques record the ships and the numbers involved.Read more
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