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Journal of James Boyd
Journal of James Boyd

Journal of James Boyd

Covering the period from 1839 until 1853, the Journal begins as a preparation for a memoir and becomes more personalised as tragic events in his family life overtook him. Later Boyd was to become the first Civil Commandant of Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula between 1853 and 1871.

Wooden Chest

Wooden Chest

Chest belonging to H. O’Reilly. Soldier Bernard Henry O’Reilly was stationed at the Eaglehawk Neck, Dog Line in March, 1849. The chest is believed to be of military manufacture.

Masonry Crowns

Masonry Crowns

Architectural crowns that were formerly part of the Military Barracks building at the Port Arthur settlement. The Barracks where dismantled as part of the conditions of sale at the end of the convict period and these Crowns spent a significant part of their life as garden ornaments in a Hobart suburb before being returned to the site in 1998.

Timber Splitting Wedge and Hammer

Timber Splitting Wedge and Hammer

This wedge was found at the Port Arthur Historic Site. Weighing in the vicinity of eighteen kilograms this artefact graphically demonstrates the heavy nature of the labour the convicts were subjected to. The fractures running along the wedge with the smoothing of the top testifies to the constancy of their drudgery.

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Journal of James Boyd
Wooden Chest
Masonry Crowns
Timber Splitting Wedge and Hammer