Imprisoned In Tasmania: The Haunting History Of Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land

Sharon, Chloe and I travel to Tasmania to visit Port Arthur & Richmond Gaol.

Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia. Australian penal colonies in late 18th century included Norfolk Island, New South Wales, and in early 19th century, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)

Convicts were imprisoned at a penal settlement, worked in gangs or were sent to probation stations. Those who misbehaved would be punished with flogging, solitary confinement, heavy irons and after 1851, a spell in the Separate Prison. Depending on their behaviour they passed through stages, with restrictions reduced as they moved towards 'Ticket of Leave' status.

Malnutrition, dysentery, and scurvy were often rampant among the convict population. Living conditions were particularly bad in the early years of the prison. The communal barracks were so crowded that convicts were not able to sleep on their backs.

Video Chapters:

00:00 - Channel Introduction
00:22 - Flight to Hobart
00:51 - Port Arthur Villas
01:14 - Room Tour
02:04 - Port Arthur Prison Colony
03:46 - Isle of the Dead
04:43 - The Church & Seperate Prison
05:28 - The Tasman Arch
05:55 - Segull Vs Chips
06:11 - Port Arthur Ghost Tour
07:00 - Richmond Gaol (Oldest Gaol in Australia)
07:21 - Mens Solitary
08:19 - The Flogging Yard
08:32 - Cook House
09:18 - Gaoler's Quarters
10:19 - Punishment Cell
10:48 - Women's Solitary
11:38 - Relics
12:23 - Ghost Woman in the Window
12:47 - Richmond
13:00 - Old Hobart Town
13:42 - Richmond Bridge
13:55 - Duck Feeding
14:05 - Outro