The Convict Coal Mines: The Search For William Thompson's Coal Hole

Gracie and I search for the coal shaft, or coal hole, that a convict worked while being sentenced to work at the the Coal Mines in 1842. All the large platforms and coal shafts seen in the video were built by convicts using only hand tools.

The Career of William Thompson, Convict
Port Arthur Management Authority. ISBN 9780957939479

Shaft A (440)
   • The Convict Coal Mines:  Revisiting 1841  
   • The Convict Coal Mines: The Engine Mount  
   • The Convict Coal Mines: The 1839 Tramway  

Shaft B (860/861)
   • The Convict Coal Mines: The 1838-39 T...  

Shaft C (863)

Shaft D (425/426)
   • The Convict Coal Mines:  Revisiting 1841  
   • The Convict Coal Mines: The 1838-39 T...  
   • The Convict Coal Mines: The Chimney S...  

Images courtesy of:

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania
Old Wm. Thompson (?) Westmoreland 1842. Life: SD_ILS:616443
Old Bill Thompson: SD_ILS:616445
Bill Thompson: SD_ILS:616447

Tasmanian Archives
CSO 22-1-148: Plan - Sketch of Coal Workings, Tasman Peninsula (p.131 from file 909)
CSO22/1/149: Tasmanian Archives: Plan - Diagram of Coal Mines. Tasman Peninsula
CON33-1-11 Image 182: Thompson, William