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Van
Diemen's Land and New South Wales. The buildings, archaeological remains
and landforms of the First Settlement illustrate British convict settlement at the
beginning of European occupation of Australia.

The design and layout, buildings, archaeological remains, engineering works
and landscaping of the KAVHA Second Settlement (1825-1855) demonstrate
the planning and operation of a nineteenth century penal settlement with a very
high degree of integrity.

Section 11: Appendices
Authorised Version F2016L01891 registered 09/12/2016

Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Special Gazette 19
No. S141, 1 August 2007

Criterion

(a) Continued

(b) _ the place has
outstanding heritage

(©)

(d)

value to the nation
because of the place's
possession of
uncommon, rare or
endangered aspects of
Australia's natural or
cultural history.

the place has
outstanding heritage
value to the nation
because of the place's
potential to yield
information that will
contribute to an
understanding of
Australia's natural or
cultural history.

the place has
outstanding heritage
value to the nation
because of the place's
importance in
demonstrating the
principal
characteristics of: (i)
a class of Australia's
natural or cultural
places; or (41) a class
of Australia's natural
or cultural
environments.

Values

KAVHA is an outstanding example of a place of severe punishment. It was
purposefully established to be the extreme element in the overall convict
management system. Its aim was to create fear and prevent crime and re-
offending. It became known as 'hell in paradise' for its brutal and sadistic
treatment of inmates and this reputation spread beyond the colonies to Britain
and ultimately served to fuel the anti-transportation debate. The Second
Settlement buildings and archaeological remains of the convict establishment,
the New Gaol, the Prisoners' Barracks, and the Crankmill demonstrate the
harshness and severity of the treatment of convicts.

KAVHA is uncommon as a place where a distinctive Polynesian/European
community has lived and practised their cultural traditions for over 150 years.
Aspects of the Third Settlement period including the artefacts, archives,
Pitcairn language and ongoing use of the Cemetery are of national
significance.

The KAVHA artefact collections, the buildings in their landscape setting, the
archaeological remains and the documentary records have significant potential
to contribute to understanding the living and working conditions of convicts,
the military and civil establishment, women and children, and changes in penal
practice and philosophy during the span of convict transportation.

KAVHA has research potential to yield information on pre-European
Polynesian culture, exploration and settlement patterns.

KAVHA demonstrates the principal characteristics of a longstanding penal
settlement in its physical layout, governance arrangements, the management
and control of convicts, and the functional arrangements associated with
settlement.

It has substantial ruins, standing structures and archaeological sub-surface
remains related to its operation as a