UNESCO
1828 Census
Browse the digitised alphabetical returns. This was the first official census undertaken by NSW and covers some 36,500 inhabitants, both convict and free
The Churchill Fellowship
What puts some heritage sites on visitors’ ‘bucket lists’ while others languish? Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon explored this question in an international tour of leading institutions
Convict Sydney
Australian convict sites
In 2010 a group of 11 historic places scattered across Australia were inscribed on the World Heritage List. This is the first time sites connected to penal transportation have been included
Hyde Park Barracks: Australian Convict Sites World Heritage listing
In 2010, the Hyde Park Barracks, along with ten fellow Australian convict places and institutions, was placed on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage list