| Darlington Probation Station | |
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 View of one of the buildings (the Commissariat Store) within the Darlington Probation Station precinct. | |
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| Type | National Park |
| Location | Maria Island |
| Coordinates | 42°34′57″S 148°04′12″E / 42.58250°S 148.07000°E |
| Area | 2329.28 hectares[1] |
| Status | Australian National Heritage List World Heritage list |
| Website | http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=2707 |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designated | 2010 (34th session) |
| Part of | Australian Convict Sites |
| Reference no. | 1306 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
Darlington Probation Station was a convict penal settlement on Maria Island, Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land), from 1825 to 1832, then later a convict probation station during the last phase of convict management in eastern Australia (1842–1850).[2]
A number of the buildings and structures have survived from this earlier era relatively intact and in good condition,[2] and of the 78 convict probation stations once built in Tasmania, the buildings and structures at Maria Island are regarded as "the most outstanding representative example",[2] of such cultural significance they've been formally inscribed onto the Australian National Heritage List[3] and UNESCO's World Heritage list[4] as amongst:
" .. the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."[5]
See also[edit]
- Australian Convict Sites
- Maria Island National Park: First Convict Era (1825-1832)
- Maria Island National Park: Second Convict Era (1842-1850)
External links[edit]
- "Darlington Probation Station (Place ID 105931)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
References[edit]
- ^ Chapter 1 of Australian Government's "Australian Convict Sites" World Heritage nomination Accessed 5 August 2010
- ^ a b c Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts "Darlington Probation Station" webpages 6 August 2010
- ^ Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts "National Heritage" webpages 6 August 2010
- ^ Australia's Department of Environment, Heritage, Water and the Arts "World Heritage: Australian Convict Sites" webpage
- ^ UNESCO's World Heritage "Australian Convict Sites" webpages Accessed 2 August 2010
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