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Richard Tuffin - Revealing Maria Island's hidden convict past

Published: Tuesday, 9 July 2024

In this talk Dr Richard Tuffin will speak about the findings from a recent Australian Heritage Grant funded project on Maria Island. Jointly conducted with Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service the project involved geophysical investigations looking for places relating to Maria Island's first convict period (1825-32), as well as a landscape archaeological survey to characterise sites related to the pre-1830 period of occupation. This included looking for places of industry across the station’s hinterland, as well as the extent and form of the first penal settlement – which has never been fully explored. The project has resulted in a new public-facing webmap (part of our Convict Landscapes map suite) as well as the publication of a book. 

To view Richard's slide presentation while listening to his talk, click here