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Australian Convict Sites

Australian Convict Sites
FieldValue
imagePortArthurPenitentiary.jpg
image_upright1.2
captionView of Port Arthur, Tasmania one of the 11 penal sites constituting the Australian Convict Sites
locationAustralia
criteria(iv), (vi)
ID1306
coordinates
year2010
area1,502.51 ha
buffer_zone3,746.68 ha

Australian Convict Sites is a World Heritage property consisting of 11 remnant penal sites originally built within the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries on fertile Australian coastal strips at Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, and Fremantle; now representing "...the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts".

Penal sites included

The 11 penal sites constituting the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage listed property are:

  1. Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area ("KAVHA"), Norfolk Island.
  2. Old Government House and Domain ("Old Government House"), New South Wales.
  3. Hyde Park Barracks, New South Wales.
  4. Brickendon and Woolmers Estates ("Brickendon-Woolmers"), Tasmania.
  5. Darlington Probation Station ("Darlington"), Tasmania.
  6. Old Great North Road, New South Wales.
  7. Cascades Female Factory ("Cascades"), Tasmania.
  8. Port Arthur Historic Site ("Port Arthur"), Tasmania.
  9. Coal Mines Historic Site ("Coal Mines"), Tasmania.
  10. Cockatoo Island Convict Site ("Cockatoo Island"), New South Wales.
  11. Fremantle Prison, Western Australia.

These properties were all individually included on the Australian National Heritage List before inclusion on the World Heritage list.

History of World Heritage listing

Port Arthur

Out of over 3,000 convict sites remaining in Australia, the 11 constituting the Australian Convict Sites were selected as the pre-eminent examples of the world's convict era satisfying World Heritage selection criteria IV & VI, as follows:

Criteria numberDescriptionCitation
Criterion IVEnsemble of buildings/architecture etc., illustrating significant stage in human historyurl=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/about/convict-sites.htmlpublisher=Commonwealth of Australia: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Artsdate=January 2008isbn=978-0-642-55390-4title=Executive summarywork=Australian convict sites: World Heritage Nominationaccess-date=5 August 2010 }}
Criterion VIDirectly or tangibly associated with events etc., of outstanding universal significance"an extraordinary example of global ideas and developments associated with the punishment and reform of the criminal elements of humanity during the Age of Enlightenment and the modern era."

Preparations began in 1995, and a World Heritage nomination was first made in January 2008. That attempt failed, and the nomination was subsequently reworked.

References

References

  1. (2010). "Australian Convict Sites". UNESCO.
  2. (1 August 2010). "World Heritage Committee approves Australian Convict Sites as places of importance". The Courier–Mail.
  3. (16 December 2010). "Australian Convict Sites". Commonwealth of Australia: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  4. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area (KAVHA)".
  5. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Old Government House and Government Domain, Parramatta".
  6. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Hyde Park Barracks".
  7. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Brickendon Estate".
  8. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Woolmers Estate".
  9. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Darlington Probation Station".
  10. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (22 November 2013). "National Heritage Places - Old Great North Road".
  11. (15 May 2008). "Cascades Female Factory". Commonwealth of Australia: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  12. (15 May 2008). "Port Arthur: more information". Commonwealth of Australia: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  13. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Coal Mines Historic Site".
  14. (15 May 2008). "Cockatoo Island: more information". Commonwealth of Australia: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
  15. Energy, Department of the Environment and. (24 April 2008). "National Heritage Places - Fremantle Prison".
  16. (January 2008). "Executive summary". Commonwealth of Australia: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
  17. (2012). "Tensions between World Heritage and local values: the case of Fremantle Prison (Australia)". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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