Point Puer (former boys' prison nearby)
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Point Puer was a notorious 19th-century British colonial juvenile penal settlement in Tasmania, established to incarcerate and reform convicted boys separately from adult convicts near Port Arthur.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Point Puer | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
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juvenile penal settlement ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Port Arthur penal settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | British convict transportation to Australia ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century prison in Australia
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convict settlement in Tasmania ⓘ juvenile detention centre in Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage and archaeological site ⓘ |
| designedFor | boys aged roughly 9 to 18 ⓘ |
| distanceToPortArthur | approximately 3 kilometres ⓘ |
| endTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | British colonial penal law ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
basic education for inmates
ⓘ
industrial training ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
archaeological site
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part of Port Arthur Historic Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inmateOrigin |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inmateType |
boys
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juvenile convicts ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British colony of Van Diemen's Land
NERFINISHED
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Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Diemen's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Port Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tasman Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Mason Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Point Puer headland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British colonial authorities
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Colonial Government of Van Diemen's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire penal transportation system
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Port Arthur penal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalSystemRole |
experiment in juvenile reform
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separate institution for boys from adult convicts ⓘ |
| purpose |
incarceration of convicted boys
ⓘ
reform of juvenile convicts ⓘ |
| securityClassification | penal station ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of 19th-century penal reform ideas
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notorious for harsh conditions ⓘ one of the earliest separate juvenile prisons in the British Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1834 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | coastal headland ⓘ |
| transportationMethodForInmates | transportation by ship from Britain ⓘ |
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