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twelve solitary cells, chapel, staff quarters, and
separate courtyards and buildings for the nursery, hospital, kitchen and
punishment, crime and hiring classes.

The changing approaches to punishment and reform are demonstrated in the
move from convict dormitories in Yard 1 to the solitary apartments in Yard 3
built in 1845 which survive as sandstone footings and subfloor cavities.
Isolation from fellow convicts was considered in the time of the probation
system to be conducive to repentance and reform.

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area—Heritage Management Plan, April 2016
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the place has
outstanding heritage
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
strong or special
association with a
particular community
or cultural group for
social, cultural or
spiritual reasons.

Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. S141, 1 August 2007

Cascade Female Factory is highly significant as a site of great suffering. Its
appalling living conditions and excessively high infant mortality were the
subject of numerous inquests and inquiries. Although the causes of suffering
and the management regimes are very different, it can be considered along with
Norfolk Island as a place of harshness and inhumanity.

Cascades Female Factory is rare as the only remaining female factory with
substantial extant visible fabric. The remaining walls in particular evoke a
sense of the isolation, control and harshness experienced by women convicts
and their children.Cascades Female Factory as represented by Yards 1, 3 and 4
South is also uncommon in its extensive sub-surface occupational deposits
which reflect the evolution of the Female Factory, and the later phases of its
use.

Yards 1, 3 and 4 South are largely unexcavated and have considerable
archaeological and research potential. There are also extensive documentary
and pictorial collections associated with the site. The archaeological potential
along with the documentary and pictorial collections can significantly add to
the knowledge and understanding of convict women and their children which is
an emerging area of study and scholarship.

Cascades Female Factory is highly valued by community groups and historians
as a place that reflects the significant story of convict women. The absence of
intact historic sites and fabric associated with convict women makes what
remains at Cascade Female Factory of national value.The place has become an
important catalyst for academic and community interest in the important role