List of Australian penal colonies
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The following is a list of Australian penal colonies that existed from the establishment of European presence in the 1780s up until the nineteenth century.[citation needed] The term colony had referred to settlements and larger land areas at that time.
Settlement | Colony | Year opened | Year closed |
---|---|---|---|
Cockatoo Island | New South Wales | 1839 | 1869 |
Rose Hill | New South Wales | 1788 | |
Sydney Cove | New South Wales | 1788 | 1840 |
Moreton Bay | Queensland (New South Wales before 1859) | 1824 | |
Redcliffe | Queensland | 1823 | 1824 |
Maria Island | Van Diemen's Land[note 1] | 1825 | 1851 |
Port Arthur | Van Diemen's Land | 1830 | |
Richmond | Van Diemen's Land | 1830 | |
Risdon Cove | Van Diemen's Land | 1794 | |
Sarah Island, part of the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station | Van Diemen's Land | 1822 | 1833 |
Saltwater River | Van Diemen's Land | 1879 | 1970 |
Sullivans Cove | Van Diemen's Land | 1914 | |
King George's Sound | Western Australia | 1826 | 1832[note 2] |
Swan River Colony | Western Australia | 1850 | 1868[note 3] |
Norfolk Island | Other | 1788 | 1855[note 4] |
Notes
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