The Port Macquarie Settlement, New South Wales, 1821–1847: Interconnections within Landscapes of Convict Labor and Industry
Crystal Phillips,
Martin Gibbs
Abstract:This article explores the convict-punishment settlement of Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast of New South Wales between 1821 and 1847. Synthesizing previous and new historical and archaeological research, it identifies a range of major and minor sites of labor, accommodation, reform, and punishment within the settlement’s landscape during its period as a restricted convict prison from 1821 to 1830. From this it reconstructs the network of labor provision and infrastructure development, which we argue was n… Show more
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