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East Maitland (Wallis Plains) - stockade

Placename
East Maitland (Wallis Plains) - stockade
Layer
Convict Sites - Aust and Norfolk Isl.
Type
Other

Details

Description

Described by Lady Franklin in June 1839 as 'a square area surmounted by huts, one of which is an open shed with tables & benches for dining, the other side 4 wooden boxes holding 24 men each, sleeping on ground & on upper boards - a passage across the box between the 2 opposite doors each of which has barred open space over it. Held 90 chain gang men'.Not clear if West or East Maitland stockade.

Sources

ID
tc4928

Extended Data

Start Year
1839
End year
1850