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25.01.2022 "instructions for the Management of Convict Hospitals" Hobart Town Advertiser Office. Printed. (CON74) Tasmanian Archives https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/CON74-1-1

23.01.2022 The 2020 Eldershaw Memorial Lecture will be presented by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart at the Legacy Function Room, Rear 159 Macquarie Street, Hobart at 8pm on Tuesday... 10 November. In his talk, 'A long dark shadow? The Impact of Solitary Confinement on Convict Health' Professor Maxwell-Stewart will speak about the health impacts of solitary confinement in the convict system. While many studies have linked sensory deprivation punishments to elevated risk of suicide and other immediate poor health outcomes, there have been relatively few examinations of potential medium and long-term impacts. Convict records provide an opportunity to explore this vex issue. The lecture starts by examining the different ways in which male and female convicts were punished over time in Van Diemen’s Land. Having identified those groups that were disproportionately exposed to solitary confinement, it compares their life course outcomes with those for other convicts. A particular focus will be the extent to which the experience of being confined in a solitary or separate treatment cell cut short life expectancy. Since cause of death was recorded on Tasmanian death certificates, it is also possible to examine if sensory deprivation is associated with particular life shortening events. Finally the talk will end by looking at the association between different forms of punishment and colonial fertility rates as a first step towards examining the ways in which the experience of convict parents impacted on the lives of their children. Hamish Maxwell-Stewart completed a PhD in economic and social history from the University of Edinburgh before going on to work for the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He migrated to Tasmania in 1997 and has spent the last 23 years at the University of Tasmania assembling convict and other population records. The author of several books and many articles on convict transportation he has recently joined the digital humanities team at the University of New England. All are welcome to attend this lecture. The Tasmanian Historical Research Association takes its responsibility to keep its community safe and follows strict COVID safe protocols.

21.01.2022 UTAS OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORY Sephardi convicts in Van Diemen's Land Frost, L and Ballyn, S 2003 , 'Sephardi convicts in Van Diemen's Land', in Peter Elias and Ann Elias (eds.), A Few from Afar: Jewish Lives in Tasmania from 1804 , Hobart Hebrew Congregation, Hobart, pp. 73-82. https://eprints.utas.edu.au//Sephardi_convicts_in_Van_Diem

20.01.2022 Cessation of transportation celebrations, Launceston, V.D.L Fereday, Susan Georgina Marianne, 1810-1878 watercolour and pencil on paper ; 21 x 29 cm. Digitised item from: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive... https://stors.tas.gov.au/AUTAS001136168168J2K$init=AUTAS001

19.01.2022 #WorldToiletDay What’s this got to do with Port Arthur? While individual waste buckets were often used, ablution blocks were a very important way of keeping a ...population healthy and there was a particularly good sized one out the back of the Penitentiary. A recent archaeological project produced some interesting finds and there is now a great interpreted space for visitors to sit and take in how things have changed in the way of personal hygiene. Just one of the many unusual corners you can explore on the site, captured here by www.instagram.com/tonylipovac Learn about more of the hidden spaces on site with a Behind the Scenes tour - only available until the end of November! https://portarthur.org.au/tour/behind-the-scenes/ And to follow the current archaeological project, Profit and Punishment, check out Dr Richard Tuffin's blog as the team takes on the workyard area next to the Penitentiary: https://blog.une.edu.au/port-arthur-2020/ #portarthurtassie Discover Tasmania Hobart & Beyond World Heritage Australian Convict Sites #holidayherethisyear #makeyourselfathome

18.01.2022 Remains of the courthouse of the old penal settlement, Sarah Island, at Macquarie Harbour | photo F E Pousty | TAHO Weekly Courier 1901

18.01.2022 Remains of Darlington, Maria Island H.G. Lloyd. 1874. painting : pencil/watercolour on paper. Digitised item from: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AUTAS001139594063J2K$init=AUTAS001

15.01.2022 Accounts of money received from prisoners as repayment of rewards for their apprehension 31 Jul 1849 - 06 May 1859, CON67/1/1 Tasmanian Archives https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/CON67-1-1

06.01.2022 As Dr Tuffin states in his most recent blog post - My how time flies! With the site reopening and Covid plans in place, the archaeology project in the forme...r workyards is back on and into week 5 already! Come and see progress for yourself - you can easily view what's happening from the sidelines, or follow along with the finds (and the tales of Horus and Borus) on Richard’s blog: https://blog.une.edu.au/port-arthur-2020/ Image shows proposed works for Stage 1 as from Dr Tuffin's website. #portarthurtassie @Discover Tasmania Hobart & Beyond World Heritage Australian Convict Sites #makeyourselfathome #holidayherethisyear

06.01.2022 Cascades Female Factory https://femalefactory.org.au/

05.01.2022 Guide to Convict Administration in NSW

03.01.2022 Their stories would fade, Rubbed away like the etches, Warped like the leaning stones. But we refuse to lose them; We speak their names,... And share their lives. From the unmarked at the bottom, To the grand displays at the top, All are part of our history book. The Isle of the Dead has seen some important work happening over the past few months and the new pathways are ready to lead people through this sensitive and unique part of the convict site. Spaces on this popular tour are very limited to ensure it is Covid-safe, and there is only one tour a day, so please ensure you book - https://portarthur.org.au/tour/isle-of-the-dead/ Image: www.instagram.com/nikkiprotyniak/ #portarthurtassie Discover Tasmania Hobart & Beyond World Heritage Australian Convict Sites #makeyourselfathome #HolidayHereThisYear

02.01.2022 Port Arthur. [artist not identified], [Between 1860 to 1877] painting : watercolour on paper pasted onto linen backing. Digitised item from: W.L. Crowther Library, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. https://stors.tas.gov.au/144586765