October 2019
Lynton
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 173 ton brigantine Leander,
which transferred 60 ticket-of-leave convicts and Pensioner Guards
(retired British soldiers) that had arrived at Fremantle on the Pyrenees on 1 May.
It was established to supply labour to the Geraldine Lead Mine,
64 kilometres (40 miles) north of the site on the Murchison River, and to local settlers.
The depot was closed by order of Governor Kennedy on 3 January 1857 due to the high cost to the government of its maintenance.
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