Photo 44 of 105, Tasmania #07

In 1825 a penal colony (the second to be established in Van Diemen's Land)was established on Maria Island by Governor George Arthur to ease the ever-increasing pressure on Hobart Town. Arthur sent 50 convicts, accompanied by a superintendent and a small party of soldiers, to the island. Although their stay was relatively short (the colony closed in 1832 after the larger prison at Port Arthur was established) they built a number of buildings of which only the Commissariat Store and the prisoner's barracks, known as the Penitentiary, still stand. Located at Darlington these historic buildings were built of local stones and bricks.

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Commissariat Store In 1825 a penal colony (the second to be established in Van Diemen's Land)was established on Maria Island by Governor George Arthur to ease the ever-increasing pressure on Hobart Town. Arthur sent 50 convicts, accompanied by a superintendent and a small party of soldiers, to the island. Although their stay was relatively short (the colony closed in 1832 after the larger prison at Port Arthur was established) they built a number of buildings of which only the Commissariat Store and the prisoner's barracks, known as the Penitentiary, still stand. Located at Darlington these historic buildings were built of local stones and bricks.
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