Hello Carol I believe, as I said in the last email, that they were actually Public Works and they would have been any labouring work on public buildings and roads (and other infrastructure) that convict gangs were used on. They were housed in the Prisoners' Barracks during the night. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Carol [mailto:mayalli@optushome.com.au] Sent: Monday, 9 January 2006 11:46 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Prison Works Hi Jenny, Many thanks for your help would you happen to know where the Prison Works would have been? Regards Carol ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== Visit the Female Factory Historic Site website at http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429
Hi Trudy, Do you know where the Prison Barracks would have been Regards Carol -------Original Message------- From: Trudy Cowley Date: 01/09/06 18:14:25 To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [TAS-CON] Prison Works Hello Carol I believe, as I said in the last email, that they were actually Public Works and they would have been any labouring work on public buildings and roads (and other infrastructure) that convict gangs were used on. They were housed in the Prisoners' Barracks during the night. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Carol [mailto:mayalli@optushome.com.au] Sent: Monday, 9 January 2006 11:46 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Prison Works Hi Jenny, Many thanks for your help would you happen to know where the Prison Works would have been? Regards Carol ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== Visit the Female Factory Historic Site website at http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'D mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-D-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 6/01/2006 .