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Four sculptures commemorate the convict women and their children who were transported to Van Diemen`s Land (Tasmania). The sculptures are at the location where they disembarked after their journey.
The project called Footsteps Towards Freedom tells the untold stories through the artwork about Hunter Island, the arrival point for many women and children who came to Tasmania in the 19th century.
From 1803 to 1853, almost 13,000 convict women together with 2,000 children arrived in Van Diemen’s Land.
Location
| Address: | Hunter Street, Franklin Wharf, Hobart, 7000 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.881818 Long: 147.335673 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1803 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1853 |
| Artist: | Rowan Gillespie (Ireland) |
| Link: | https://www.footstepstowardsfreedom… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 14th October, 2017 |
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"Footsteps"
Rowan Gillespie
Unveiled October 14 2017 by Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC Governor of Tasmania
In the esteemed company of His Excellency Michael D Higgins President of Ireland
13,000 convict women were transported to Van Diemen’s Land between 1803 and 1853, bringing with them 2,000 children.
Here on Hunter Island they disembarked.
Footsteps Towards Freedom
John Kelly Carole Edwards Joanna Lyngcoln Lucy Frost
