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Freshwater Bay Branch Prison - Branch Establishment

Placename
Freshwater Bay Branch Prison - Branch Establishment
Layer
Convict Sites - Aust and Norfolk Isl.
Type
Other

Details

Description

In 1851 and with Fremantle prison still under construction, a 'branch prison was established at Freshwater Bay for the 80 Irish convicts who had arrived on the 'Phoebe Dunbar'. They were housed in a 'wooden depot' large enough to accommodate hammocks for 80 men, withfour small wooden houses for warders and stores. Exact location uncertain.

Sources

ID
tc4817

Extended Data

Start Year
1851
End year
1852