MELBOURNE'S+CONVICT+HERITAGE

Research hulks, convicts and their contribution to Victoria's development and settlement. Start with Point Gellibrand.


 * Point Gellibrand**
 * It was the place of the first permanent settlement
 * Acting-Lieutenant Robbins explored Point Gellibrand in 1803
 * The first cemetery in Victoria was established here
 * The first lighthouse was placed in 1840
 * In 1853 an astronomical observatory was constructed
 * The Tide Gauge House was built by convicts in 1857


 * Hulks + Victoria**
 * The first hulks with prisoners on them were the //President, Success, Deborah and Sacramento// in Hobson’s Bay, 1852
 * At the end of 1853, there were 455 prisoners on the four first hulks
 * //Lysander// was the fifth hulk to arrive in 1854
 * By the end on 1856 there were over 6000 prisoners
 * All hulks but the //Success// was ordered to be broken up in 1885


 * Convict – William Buckley: **
 * Escaped convict
 * Lived with Aboriginals for 32 years
 * He became respected by Aboriginals thru his influential thoughts about peace and war
 * He was escaped when boarded at Port Philip bay
 * Buckley was transported by HMS Calcutta 1803


 * Hulks – HMS Calcutta: **
 * Calcutta was a Royal Navy 56-gun fourth-rate
 * She sailed to Victoria during the British settlement in 1803
 * Calcutta carried to the total of 150 crew with 308 male convicts during the sail to Victoria
 * Calcutta was captured by the French 74-gun Magnanime in 1805
 * She was left abandoned and burnt 1809 by her crew