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nation —_ natural environment setting that has few competing elements, the precinct
because of the possesses a rare sense of place. The intactness of the 13 buildings and
place's importance structures and their relationship with each other uniquely demonstrate the

eae enet philosophy behind the probation system.

Australia's natural

or cultural history. The probation system was the last major phase of convict management in

eastern Australia, implemented following the abolishment of the highly
criticised assignment system. It formed a significant part in the pattern of
convict history implemented in 1839 and continuing until 1854. Darlington
Probation Station operated from 1842-1850. The philosophy behind a
probation station was to use classification, segregation, education, religious
instruction and stages of punishment to reform and manage convicts.

Of at least 78 probation stations established in Tasmania, Darlington Probation
Station is the most outstanding representative example. Its isolated location
made it an ideal choice for a probation station as it was away from free
settlements and, being on an island, it also deterred escape.

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area—Heritage Management Plan, April 2016
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Criterion

(a) continued

(h) | the place has

outstanding heritage
value to the nation
because of the
place's special
association with the
life or works of a
person, or group of
persons, of
importance in
Australia's natural or
cultural history.

Jean Rice Architect | CONTEXT | GML Heritage

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. S141, 1 August 2007

Values

The buildings remaining at the precinct illustrate the probation system
philosophy. The mess hall and school room represent the education of convicts.
The chapel, clergyman's quarters and religious instructor's quarters depict the
focus on religious schooling. The prisoner's barracks and ruins of the separate
apartments demonstrate the classification system for convicts, whereby well
behaved convicts could live together in dormitories while the worst class was
housed in separate apartments. The solitary cells demonstrate the use of
isolation for punishment. The convict barn and oast house/hop kilns represent
some of the task work undertaken by the convicts. No other probation station in
Tasmania, or Australia is able to demonstrate this strong association as
effectively as Darlington Probation Station.

Darlington Probation Station is significant for its association with the
Governorship of Sir John Franklin. Franklin was Lieutenant Governor of
Tasmania from 1837-1843 at a critical time in Australia's convict history,
following the departure of Colonel Arthur and the Molesworth Inquiry into
transportation. Governor Franklin was responsible for establishing the probation
system to replace the assignment system. The probation system was a major
feature of the convict system in Australia and Darlington Probation Station is
the most representative and intact example of this system.

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