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Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
Cockatoo Island Gaol - 1839-1869 & 1880-1909
Cockatoo Island was established as a “hard labour”convict prison in 1839.
The convicts, shackled in irons and guarded by British troops known as ”Redcoats”, quarried
sandstone.
The convict built gaol and convict forged prison bars still survives, as well as buildings for the
prison staff.
Convicts also constructed the Fitzroy Dock and it's associated Steam Workshop which still
remains intact on the level below the plateau.
After the prison closed in 1869, the buildings continued to be used - firstly as an industrial
school for girls, again as a prison from 1880 to 1909 and then as offices for the island's later
roles as a dockyard and 20th century shipyard.
In 2010 Cockatoo Island was included on the World Heritage List.
Cockatoo Island’s best known prisoner was Frederick Ward (1835-1870),
bushranger,
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