Item 220 - Penitentiary Building , Sarah Island

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC P1-35-220

Title

Penitentiary Building , Sarah Island

Date(s)

  • c1880-1900 (Creation)

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1 photograph

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Name of creator

(1885-1964)

Biographical history

Dr G.Musgrave Parker (1885-1965) qualified in medicine (M.B. B.Ch.) at Cambridge, U.K., in 1913, and in 1914 he was appointed a medical officer of health in Swansea. From 1915 until 1918 he served with the Australian forces ... »

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Scope and content

Sarah Island was also known by many in the late twentieth century as Settlement Island and the brick and stone penitentiary building was thought to have been constructed in 1828. Cabinet card

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Conditions governing reproduction

Investigations suggest copyright has expired. Please acknowledge: The George Musgrave Parker Collection and the University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Collections

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