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Lynton Convict Hiring Depot

Lynton Convict Hiring Depot is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lynton Convict Hiring Depot rather than just read about it. In short: The Lynton Convict Hiring Depot (1853–1857) was the first convict depot north of Fremantle, Western Australia. It was established on 22 May 1853 with the arrival of the 176-tonne (173-long-ton) brigantine Leander, which transferred 60 ticket-of-leave convicts and Pensioner Guards (retired British soldiers) that had arrived at Fremantle on Pyrenees on 1 May.

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Reference excerpt

The Lynton Convict Hiring Depot (1853–1857) was the first convict depot north of Fremantle, Western Australia. It was established on 22 May 1853 with the arrival of the 176-tonne (173-long-ton) brigantine Leander, which transferred 60 ticket-of-leave convicts and Pensioner Guards (retired British soldiers) that had arrived at Fremantle on Pyrenees on 1 May. It was established to supply labour to the Geraldine Lead Mine, 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-east of the site on the Murchison River, and to local settlers. The depot was closed by order of Governor Arthur Kennedy on 3 January 1857 due to the high cost to the government of its maintenance. The staff of the depot included, for a time, Thomas Leonowens, the husband of Anna Leonowens who later became prominent as the author of a memoir regarding her career as a governess to the royal family of Siam (Thailand). The Leonowens' son, Louis was born at Lynton. Five Irish immigrant women from what was called a bride ship are also known to have arrived in Western Australia at Lynton. By 1856 a store, bakery, depot, lockup, hospital, lime kiln and administration block had all been built but a lack of fresh vegetables had seen the convict population ravaged by scurvy. It was decided to close the settlement and the convicts were transferred with the officer in charge to Champion Bay in 1857. The transfer seems to have been due to the growing importance of the town of Geraldton, and the need for public works in the district. Lynton remains the most intact example of a regional convict depot in Western Australia. Entered on the Register of the national estate and vested in the Northampton Shire Council, conservation works are in progress via the Northampton Historical Society.

See also Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot (1851) Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot (1852–1872)

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Lynton Convict Hiring Depot

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lynton Convict Hiring Depot claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lynton Convict Hiring Depot before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lynton Convict Hiring Depot ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lynton Convict Hiring Depot

In research: Lynton Convict Hiring Depot appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lynton Convict Hiring Depot in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lynton Convict Hiring Depot is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1853 establishments in Australia, 1857 disestablishments in Australia, Buildings and structures built by convicts in Western Australia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lynton Convict Hiring Depot outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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