№1066
Coal Mines Probation Station Chapel
Saltwater River, Tasmania
Built as a Punishment Station, its goal was to punish the worst of the secondary offenders. It operated from 1838 until it closed 10 years later in 1848. The Chapel is roomy. One of the...
- Denomination
- Multi-Denominational
- Region
- South
- Year Built
- 1838
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Heritage listed
Overview
Built as a Punishment Station, its goal was to punish the worst of the secondary offenders. It operated from 1838 until it closed 10 years later in 1848.
The Chapel is roomy. One of the wards is used as a Roman Catholic Chapel. There is no Schoolroom nor Schoolmaster ...
History
1838
Built as a Punishment Station
built1848
Punishment Station closed
closed
Gallery
References
- Ian Brand, The Convict Probation System, Van Diemen's Land 1839-1854, Sandy Bay, 1990, p. 186Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- History - Coal Mines Historic Site
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Visiting Information
Services
Historic site
Open
Not recorded
Address
Saltwater River, Saltwater River TAS 7186
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded
