Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast, operated as a convict penal settlement from 1825 to 1832 — established to ease overcrowding at Hobart — before closing due to frequent escapes and reopening as a probation station from 1842 to 1850. Darlington, at the island's north, is today regarded as the most intact surviving example of a convict probation station in Australia, and is UNESCO World Heritage-listed as part of the Australian Convict Sites.
Written by Ernest Roy Pretyman — a WWI veteran, THRA foundation member, and member of the RST — this booklet remains cited today as an authoritative primary source in official Australian Government heritage assessments of the Maria Island site.
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BOOK DETAILS
- Softcover booklet, stapled binding
- Published 1970 by the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
- 29-pages
- Illustrated in black/white.
CONDITION
Used but generally good condition. Hole punch in left side to be able to be inserted in 2-ring binder.
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