The intention was to establish a penal colony in Australia ... who went onto become the first Governor of New South Wales . A report at the time recorded the events as follows: 'At daybreak ...

The place was once known for being a penal settlement ... sentenced to exile for their crimes were “shipped” to New South Wales (in Australia) until the discovery of Port Arthur in 1830.

Architectural historian John Stacpoole (1919-2018) described it as one of a series of buildings that were "little more than shacks", and on the surface it doesn't sound terribly special. There was no ...