🔗 Australian Convict Sites
UNESCO World Heritage collection spanning eleven historic convict-era locations
The Old Great North Road, located in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the eleven sites comprising the UNESCO World Heritage listed Australian Convict Sites. It represents a remarkable feat of engineering and a poignant reminder of the convict labor system that played a crucial role in shaping Australia's early colonial history.
- Eleven sites across Australia inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010
- Represents convict transportation period from 1788 to 1868
- Approximately 166,000 men, women, and children transported from Britain and Ireland
- Old Great North Road built 1826–1836 using convict labor
The Australian Convict Sites comprise eleven historically significant locations spread across Australia that collectively document the era of convict transportation and forced labor from 1788 to 1868. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010, these sites represent a substantial chapter in Australia's colonial history and preserve tangible evidence of the approximately 166,000 convicts transported from Britain and Ireland. The sites encompass diverse convict experiences, ranging from ...