▁reported ▁that ▁Tow r ang ▁hous ed ▁sevent y ▁men ▁in ▁ir ons ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁twenty ▁one ▁not ▁in ▁ir ons . ▁Other ▁sources ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁stock ade ▁held ▁ 2 5 0 ▁conv ict s ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁history . ▁It ▁is ▁certainly ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁concentration ▁of ▁conv ict s ▁in ▁southern ▁NS W ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁its ▁operation . ▁The ▁conv ict s ▁were ▁guard ed ▁by ▁soldiers ▁of ▁various ▁British ▁reg iments , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 8 th , ▁ 3 1 st , ▁ 5 1 st ▁and ▁ 8 0 th . ▁The ▁first ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁stock ade ▁was ▁Captain ▁J . ▁Dar ley ▁( 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 ), ▁followed ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁R . ▁W addy ▁( 1 8 3 6 - 3 9 ), ▁Lieutenant ▁R . ▁Sher ber ras ▁( 1 8 3 9 ), ▁Captain ▁W . ▁H ought on ▁Ty ss en ▁( 1 8 4 1 ), ▁Lieutenant ▁W . ▁Cook son ▁( 1 8 4 2 ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁stock ade ' s ▁operation , ▁Lieutenant ▁O wen ▁G orm an . ▁The ▁stock ade ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁c ott age ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁h uts ▁for ▁the ▁soldiers ▁and ▁their ▁families , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁garden ▁t ended ▁by ▁the ▁military , ▁and ▁h uts