Convict Timeline

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  • Norfolk Island First discovered

    First Settlement on the island by Captian Cook

  • First Fleet

    first fleet arives in Australia in Bottany Bay

  • Captian Arthur Phillip landed at an unnamed place

    Convicts and the British Colonies

  • Captian ArthurPhillip raised the British flag at Sydney Cove.

  • Norfolk Island First Settlement

    The first settlement was from 1788 till 1814

  • French Revolution Began

  • French Revolution Ends

  • Hobart Female Factory opens

    (Unknown Date)
    Female Factory starts taking prisoners

  • Sarah Island

    (Unkown Date)
    Sarah Island opens

  • Second Settlement On Norfolk island

    The Second settlement was from 1825 till 1856

  • Maria Island opens

    (Unknown Date)
    convicts start arriving at maria island

  • Port Arthur Opened

  • Sarah Island Closes

    (Unknown Date)

  • Maria Island Closes

    (Unknown Date)
    Maria Island stops taking convict prisoners

  • Hobart Female Factory Closes

    (Unknown Date)

  • Third And Final Settlement on Norfolk Island

    1856 till ( Unknown Date) the third and final settlement

  • Port Arthur Closes

    (Unknown Date)
    As soon as the prison closed, people started going there to see everything, tourism started.