🏛️ Cockatoo Island Convict Site
Secondary punishment penal station and shipyard in Sydney Harbour
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Australian Convict Sites, inscribed 2010)
- Convict period: 1839–1869 as secondary punishment facility
- Industrial period: 1857–1991 as major shipyard
- Location: Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Cockatoo Island, located in Sydney Harbour, is one of eleven sites comprising the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Australian Convict Sites. The island served as a secondary punishment station for convicts who had reoffended within the colonies between 1839 and 1869, and later became one of Australia's largest shipyards. Its preserved structures document both the penal transportation system and the nation's industrial development across nearly two centuries ...