Newcastle: Colony’s first place of secondary punishment?
November 11, 2010
Was Newcastle the Colony’s first place of secondary punishment? by Dr Brian Walsh In 1804, following the uprising at Castle Hill, a permanent settlement was established at Newcastle to house convicts who re-offended in the Colony. Until it closed in 1822 the Newcastle settlement functioned principally as a place of secondary punishment for convicts sentenced … More Newcastle: Colony’s first place of secondary punishment?