▁conv ict s ▁with ▁a ▁decent ▁education ▁who ▁had ▁vo iced ▁negative ▁views ▁about ▁him . ▁Later ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁settlement ' s ▁history , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁disabled ▁conv ict s ▁started ▁to ▁arrive . ▁One - ar med ▁men ▁would ▁be ▁grouped ▁together ▁and ▁required ▁to ▁break ▁stones , ▁men ▁with ▁wooden ▁legs ▁would ▁become ▁delivery ▁men , ▁and ▁the ▁blind ▁would ▁often ▁be ▁given ▁tasks ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁which ▁they ▁performed ▁more ▁sk il fully ▁than ▁those ▁with ▁sight . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁the ▁first ▁sugar ▁can e ▁to ▁be ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁plant ed ▁there . ▁The ▁region ▁was ▁first ▁opened ▁to ▁sett lers ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁the ▁pen al ▁settlement ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁pen al ▁settlement ▁at ▁Mor eton ▁Bay . ▁S ett lers ▁quickly ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁good ▁past oral ▁land , ▁tim ber ▁resources ▁and ▁fish eries . ▁ ▁St ▁Thomas ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁is ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁building ▁designed ▁by ▁Francis ▁Green way ▁and ▁built , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁military ▁engineer ▁Lieutenant ▁T . ▁O wen , ▁by ▁conv ict s ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁This ▁church ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁remaining ▁conv ict - built ▁churches . ▁Inside ▁there ▁are ▁red ▁ced ar