Convict Brick Trail
Convict Brick Trail
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GEODIAN
Port Macquarie, Australia417 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
Fascinating way to look into a small part yet significant part of Australian History.
The brick pavers remind us of our past and where we have come from.
Interesting lesson to be learnt by both young and old.
The brick pavers remind us of our past and where we have come from.
Interesting lesson to be learnt by both young and old.
Written 20 March 2022
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nilintentum_reliquit
Melbourne, Australia2,599 contributions
Campbell Town, Ross and Oatlands are easy and very pleasant stops en route between Hobart and Launceston.
The information office here was very helpful. This attraction is a great idea and the more you read increases your sense of who the first settlers were, their reason for being here and the harshness of their treatment.
Make sure you put sun block on your neck and break the trail with a nice coffee.
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The information office here was very helpful. This attraction is a great idea and the more you read increases your sense of who the first settlers were, their reason for being here and the harshness of their treatment.
Make sure you put sun block on your neck and break the trail with a nice coffee.
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Written 30 December 2014
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heracles2015
Melbourne, Australia236 contributions
Jan 2017 • Family
this "trail" runs up the main street of Campbelltown. It is a run of bricks in the pavement (sidewalk) of the street with names and details of historical convicts sent out to Tasmania from Britain. You get sucked in and find yourself wandering much further than intended. Fascinating.
Written 10 January 2017
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Peter Ko
Narwee, Australia39 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
Came here for a short toilet stop and enjoyed reading the bricks with records of convicts and the circumstances around their arrivals. Nice bit of history lesson about the tough times of nearly 200 years ago.
So one guy got 7 years for stealing bacon. Nice to see his priorities were right.
So one guy got 7 years for stealing bacon. Nice to see his priorities were right.
Written 14 January 2019
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pdn
Cairns, Australia485 contributions
Jan 2019 • Friends
Starting at the Red Bridge in Campbell Town, this pathway of bricks, continues along the street, celebrating our history of Convict's past, stenciled into the bricks, the name, age, boat transported on, reason of conviction and sentence given. Sometimes there is other information, like how many children they fathered, or how they were excused. Interesting reading, but so easy to go past=Needs more prominent signage!
Written 12 January 2019
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MarkM2101
Brisbane, Australia70 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
If you are not into the history of Australia, Tasmania and the convicts that settled here, then this is not going to appeal to you. It's more than just a row of bricks with names in it.
We come from a fascinating background of cultures and this trail provides an insight into the people who made our nation.
It is a record for all to see and learn.
But as I said, if you are not into history, this is not for you, so don't bag it.
We come from a fascinating background of cultures and this trail provides an insight into the people who made our nation.
It is a record for all to see and learn.
But as I said, if you are not into history, this is not for you, so don't bag it.
Written 24 January 2017
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sgitlin
Huntington Beach, CA524 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
If you happen to pass through Campbell Town, a little south of Launceston, be sure to stop and see the Convict Brick Trail. It is a trail of bricks that commemorates some of the nearly 200,000 convicts that were transported to Australia from 1788 to 1868. Each brick describes the convicts name, age, the ship's name and date transported, the crime committed, the sentence, and sometimes, what happened to the convicted after serving his or her sentence. It's amazing to read some of the inscriptions of how children, committing petty crimes, wound up transported half way around the world to this new barren continent.
Written 19 May 2016
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Normsmith
Mornington Peninsula, Australia64 contributions
Feb 2016 • Couples
An enthralling line of red bricks on a trail which extends the length of the main street and is quite confronting when you look down and read about the persons on each brick and the way many were treated by their own mother country and then exiled for so many years for what we would now regard as minor crimes. Thank you to all those involved in bringing history alive and relevant.
Written 23 March 2016
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enjoytraveladelaide
Cooroy, Australia47 contributions
Mar 2014 • Friends
I loved this concept. I found the bricks absolutely compelling and could not stop reading them and taking photos. Congratulations to those researchers giving us an insight into the harsh past.
Written 14 April 2014
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Oldjack
Greater Melbourne, Australia29,074 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
The red brick trail told the story of those that labored so many years ago and who perished.It is good that this has been recorded and worth a view. Apart from the red Bridge there is not a lot else in Campbell Town.
Written 13 December 2017
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What does the TOL mean on the brick inscriptions please?
Written 9 February 2017
Hi Jim
it means Ticket of Leave:
"Ticket of Leave
A Ticket of Leave allowed convicts to work for themselves provided that they remained in a specified area, reported regularly to local authorities and attended divine worship every Sunday, if possible. They could not leave the colony."
Written 13 August 2019
What does TOL mean on the inscriptions please?
Written 9 February 2017
TOL is for "ticket of leave", essentially a letter of parole for prisoners who had served sufficient part of their sentence and demonstrated that they were suitable for partial release or privileges
Written 9 February 2017
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