Temporal setting: 1822
Location notes:
Pearce thought he crossed the Franklin River but it is more likely they were further North than they thought and that the group actually crossed the Gordon River.
Shooting Locations
Nelson Falls, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
Nelson Falls, located in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, is the shooting location for the river-crossing scene.
Gallery
Temporal setting: 1824
Location notes:
Murray Street was the site of Hobart Town's gaol until 1827
The small, two-story Hobart Town Gaol on Murray Street was in use until 1857.It is where Alexander Pearce gave his confession.
Shooting Locations
Rozelle Hospital, Sydney, Sydney region, New South Wales
The cell scenes in the film were shot in the old Rozelle Hospital in Sydney, which was once an asylum for the clinically insane and for Irish political prisoners.
Temporal setting: Circa 1822
Location notes:
Sarah Island in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour operated as a penal colony for overly violent and formerly escaped convicts between 1822 and 1833. It is generally regarded as having been one of the country's most extreme penal stations. Today the station's ruins remain as the Sarah Island Historic Site, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Shooting Locations
Derwent Bridge, South West Wilderness, Tasmania
Derwent Bridge was the shooting location for Sarah Island penal colony.
Gallery
Temporal setting: 1822
Location notes:
Alexander Pearce travelled with other escaped convicts from Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's Western coast to Hobart, facing adverse environmental conditions.
Shooting Locations
Mount Wellington, Hobart, Hobart and the South, Tasmania
Mount Wellington was used as a shooting location for part of the convicts' journey across Tasmania.
Tahune Forest Reserve, Hobart and the South, Tasmania
Tahune Forest Reserve was a shooting location for the convicts' journey. It was used for dense forest shots, utilising the landscape minutes from the popular Tahune Air Walk.
Lake St Clair, Hobart and the South, Tasmania
Lake St Claire was a shooting location for the convicts' journey, despite being located further north than the convicts travelled.
