This terrifying hole was a mine dug by the forced labour of British felons transported by sailing ship to Van Diemens Land to mitigate prison overcrowding in the early 1800s. Imagine being sent halfway round the world in those days to live in a bark hut and work in here #britain #empire #tasmania #lutrawita #abandoned #abandonedmine

One and All leaving dock Australian Wooden Boat Festival...#lutrawita