Destitute women and smoking at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, Australia
Part of the An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement: the Hyde Park Barracks 1848-1886 project
Author(s): Peter Davies
Year: 2011
Summary
The Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Australia, was established in 1819 to accommodate male convicts, but in later years the building served as a depot for immigrant women (1848-86) and as an asylum for destitute women (1862-86). The occupation of the latter group in particular resulted in the loss of large numbers of clay tobacco pipes under the floorboards. The quantity and distribution of the pipes is used here to examine smoking behavior among the destitute female inmates, and to assess their relationships with each other and the institution in which they were confined.
Cite this Record
Destitute women and smoking at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, Australia. Peter Davies. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 15 (1): 82-101. 2011 ( tDAR id: 426765)
Keywords
Culture
Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology) (FOR 210108)
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Glass
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Metal
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miscellaneous
Site Name
Hyde Park Barracks (Sydney)
Site Type
Asylum
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Institution
Geographic Keywords
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1848 to 1886
Spatial Coverage
min long: 151.199; min lat: -33.882 ; max long: 151.22; max lat: -33.852 ;