Darlington Probation Station

Darlington Probation Station is a remarkably intact convict settlement located at Darlington on Maria Island, within Maria Island National Park, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Tasmania. Operated as a convict station from 1825-1832 and as a probation station from 1842-1850, it is one of 11 Australian Convict Sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 for illustrating the British convict transportation and probation system.

Visitors arrive by ferry to Darlington on Maria Island, where there are no cars or shops. They can explore a largely intact convict settlement set in open grassland with views to the sea and surrounding hills. Fourteen convict-era buildings remain, including the Commissariat Store (now a museum and visitor information centre), the Penitentiary, mess hall, cottages and former mill. Interiors display exhibits on convict life, and visitors can walk between buildings on unsealed paths and grassed areas.