The Order-in-Council has historical significance as evidence of the 1840 Order-in-Council and its aftermath represented the turning point when, 50 years after its foundation, New South Wales ceased to be a penal colony.

Discover the convict love token made for Thomas Tilley a convict on the First Fleet.

Discover the long sleeved woollen convict jacket made of ‘Parramatta cloth’, c.1830s-1840s.

Discover the brass button from the work clothes of a convict assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company at Newcastle in the 1830s.

See the collection of buttons that were discovered recently in the drain pipes at Trial Bay Gaol. The buttons are from the clothes of Australian military guards and German prisoners of war circa 1915.

Discover the photography frames used by World War 1 German POWs interned at the Trial Bay Gaol Internment Camp between 1915 and 1918 to take and develop photographs of the Camp, its environment and the activities that took place there.

Discover the Kodak film tank used by German POWs who where interred at Trial Bay Gaol between 1915-1918.

The Jewellery Box is a part of a collection of objects integral to the fabric of the Trial Bay Gaol heritage site and provides the distinctive character of the place.

The lathe used by Trial Bay internees has aesthetic significance in the design and manufacture of toys for children interred at other internment camps.

Discover the zither played by the German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915.