Australia, Tasmania
Richmond TAS
Convict village on the Coal River
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: convict-dressed sandstone, gaol and courthouse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Convict-built Georgian village: Richmond Bridge 1823-25 is Australia's oldest bridge in use, with the 1825 gaol and courthouse from the chain-gang era
Convict construction record and National Heritage listed bridge documented, riverbank and village-lot refuse is inferred from two centuries of settlement, no published digs cited
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Riverbank drop-offsTraffic on the narrow bridge
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