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Padbury Hill - Work Camp

Placename
Padbury Hill - Work Camp
Layer
Convict Sites - Aust and Norfolk Isl.
Type
Other

Details

Description

HCWA entry for Padbury Road reports: " It is believed convict labour constructed the road now known as Padbury Hill Road as part of the Blackwood Road. During the construction period (c. 1860s), a convict camp was established at the top of Padburys Hill, where the remains of stone fireplaces and oven were still visible in the late 1970s."

Sources

ID
tc4955

Extended Data

Start Year
1860
End year
1861