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Founders And Survivors
The Founders and Survivors project began in 2007 as a collaborative initiative between several universities, government agencies, demographers, genealogists, and population health researchers. The project extracted data related to convicts in Australia who were transported to Van Diemen’s Land or born there between 1803-1900. Project goals The project's aim was to build a dataset of life course history generated from the extensive collection of Tasmanian convict records. This data was used to examine the long-term impact of convict transportation on future health and well-being. The project later expanded to include a study of the inter-generational transmission of inequality and risk of conviction. Convict records The convict records of Tasmania's colonial founders and survivors are held by the State Library of New South Wales and the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office accessible through LINC Tasmania. These convict records are listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World h ...
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Convicts In Australia
Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 Penal transportation, convicts were transported from Great Britain, Britain and Ireland to various list of Australian penal colonies, penal colonies in Australia. The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to Thirteen Colonies, American colonies in the early 18th century. When transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, an alternative site was needed to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and prison ship, hulks. Earlier in 1770, James Cook charted and claimed possession of the east coast of Australia for Britain. Seeking to pre-empt the French colonial empire from expanding into the region, Britain chose Australia as the site of a penal colony, and in 1787, the First Fleet of eleven convict ships set sail for Botany Bay, arriving on 20 January 1788 to found Sydney, New South Wales, the first European settlement on the continent. Other penal colonies were later established in Van Diemen's Land ( ...
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Van Diemen’s Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a separate colony in 1825. Its penal colonies became notorious destinations for the transportation of convicts due to the harsh environment, isolation and reputation for being inescapable. Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur are among the most well-known penal settlements on the island. With the passing of the Australian Constitutions Act 1850, Van Diemen's Land (along with New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia) was granted responsible self-government with its own elected representative and parliament. On 1 January 1856, the colony of Van Diemen's Land was officially changed to Tasmania. The last penal settlement was closed in Tasmania in 1877. Toponym The island was named in honour of Anthony van Die ...
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Bill Thompson (Tasmanian Convict)
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State Library Of New South Wales
The State Library of New South Wales, part of which is known as the Mitchell Library, is a large heritage-listed special collections, reference and research library open to the public and is one of the oldest libraries in Australia. Established in 1869 its collections date back to the Australian Subscription Library established in the colony of New South Wales (now a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia) in 1826. The library is located on the corner of Macquarie Street, Sydney, Macquarie Street and Memorials to William Shakespeare#Australia, Shakespeare Place, in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the The Domain, Sydney, Domain and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens, in the City of Sydney. The library is a member of the National and State Libraries Australia (NSLA) consortium. The State Library of New South Wales building was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, assisted by H. C. L. Anderson and was built from 1905 to 1910, ...
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LINC Tasmania
Libraries Tasmania, formerly LINC Tasmania, is the Tasmanian state government-run organisation that operates the state's reference library, a network of public lending libraries, archives, heritage, adult education, and adult literacy services. Earlier predecessors of the network were HuonLINC and the Community Knowledge Network. History LINC Tasmania was an initiative of the Tasmanian Department of Education. It brought together the services of the State Library of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO), Adult Education Tasmania, and online access centres (public access internet and computer facilities). In late 2005, HuonLINC opened as a fully integrated service. In October 2006, the State Library, the Archives Office, Adult Education and all online access centres were integrated as the Community Knowledge Network. In 2008, TAHO was established to provide a single entry point into Tasmanian social history, government records and cultural artefacts, an ...
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Memory Of The World
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, it would be impossible for language, relationships, or personal identity to develop. Memory loss is usually described as forgetfulness or amnesia. Memory is often understood as an informational processing system with explicit and implicit functioning that is made up of a sensory processor, short-term (or working) memory, and long-term memory. This can be related to the neuron. The sensory processor allows information from the outside world to be sensed in the form of chemical and physical stimuli and attended to various levels of focus and intent. Working memory serves as an encoding and retrieval processor. Information in the form of stimuli is encoded in accordance with explicit or implicit functions by the working memory processor. Th ...
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List Of Government Gazettes
This is a list of government gazettes. See also *List of British colonial gazettes This is a list of official government gazettes for current and former British colonies or protectorates. Some are available to consult at the British National Archives or the British Library. See also *List of government gazettes This is a l ... Notes References * Lists of publications Lists of newspapers {{DEFAULTSORT:Government gazettes es:Diario_oficial#Diarios_oficiales_diversos ...
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SLNSW 800171 List Of The Convicts On Board The Friendship Transport May The 13th 1787
The State Library of New South Wales, part of which is known as the Mitchell Library, is a large heritage-listed special collections, reference and research library open to the public and is one of the oldest libraries in Australia. Established in 1869 its collections date back to the Australian Subscription Library established in the colony of New South Wales (now a state of Australia) in 1826. The library is located on the corner of Macquarie Street and Shakespeare Place, in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the Domain and the Royal Botanic Gardens, in the City of Sydney. The library is a member of the National and State Libraries Australia (NSLA) consortium. The State Library of New South Wales building was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, assisted by H. C. L. Anderson and was built from 1905 to 1910, with further additions by Howie Bros in 1939; by FWC Powell & Sons in 1959; and by Mellocco Bros in 1964. The property was added to the New South Wales St ...
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Panopticon
The panopticon is a type of institutional building and a system of control designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept of the design is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be observed by a single security guard, without the inmates being able to tell whether they are being watched. Although it is physically impossible for the single guard to observe all the inmates' cells at once, the fact that the inmates cannot know when they are being watched means that they are motivated to act as though they are being watched at all times. Thus, the inmates are effectively compelled to regulate their own behaviour. The architecture consists of a rotunda with an inspection house at its centre. From the centre, the manager or staff of the institution are able to watch the inmates. Bentham conceived the basic plan as being equally applicable to hospitals, schools, sanatoriums, and asylums, but he devoted most of his effort ...
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Convict Tramway
The Convict Tramway was hauled by human power: convicts from the Port Arthur convict settlement. and was created to replace the hazardous sea voyage from Hobart to Port Arthur, Tasmania. Charles O'Hara Booth oversaw the construction of the tramway. It opened in 1836 and ran for 8 km (5 miles) from Oakwood to Taranna Taranna is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 156 for the state suburb of .... By most definitions, the tramway was the first passenger-carrying railway/tramway in Australia. An unconfirmed report says that it continued to Eaglehawk Neck and, if this was so, the length of the tramway would have been more than doubled. The gauge is unknown. The tramway carried passengers and freight (with a capacity of one half-ton), and ran on wooden rails. The track was not levelled but followed the ...
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Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a separate colony in 1825. Its penal colonies became notorious destinations for the transportation of convicts due to the harsh environment, isolation and reputation for being inescapable. Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur are among the most well-known penal settlements on the island. With the passing of the Australian Constitutions Act 1850, Van Diemen's Land (along with New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia) was granted responsible self-government with its own elected representative and parliament. On 1 January 1856, the colony of Van Diemen's Land was officially changed to Tasmania. The last penal settlement was closed in Tasmania in 1877. Toponym The island was named in honour of Anthony van Die ...
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