Port Arthur By elyshia.mccarron Jan 18, 1788 First Fleet arrives in Botany Bay Mar 6, 1788 Norfolk Island Settlement was Established Jun 3, 1790 Second Fleet arrived Jan 1, 1820 Flogging of Women and Children was Abolished Jul 28, 1822 Sarah Island was Established Mar 1, 1825 Maria Island was Established Jan 1, 1828 Cascades Female Factory Opened Jan 1, 1830 Port Arthur- small timber station Port Arthur Penal Settlement began as a small timber station Jan 1, 1833 Port Arthur opens Jan 1, 1840 Transportation to New South Wales was abolished Mar 1, 1848 Ross Female Factory was Established Aug 1, 1850 Port Arthur Closes Jan 1, 1855 Ross Female Factory ceased operation Jan 1, 1868 Public hangings ended Jan 10, 1868 Last Convict Ship arrived Jan 1, 1904 Cascades Female Factory Closed