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Hobart Winter Ball Weekend (August)

Invitation – Tascal Scottish Country Dancers, retrieved 4 July 2023 Tascal Scottish Country Dancers present: The Hobart Winter Ball Weekend There’s something...

The Forgotten History of Tasmania’s Convict Nurseries 4

The Forgotten History of Tasmania’s Convict Nurseries 5

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The Forgotten History of Tasmania’s Convict Nurseries

by Jacqueline Ross Tasmania’s convict history has always fascinated me. At Port Arthur, I’ve felt the uncanny juxtaposition of beauty and tragedy...

‘Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls’ 6

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‘Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls’

Media release – Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA), 11 May 2023 ‘Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls’ to kick off the...

Convict Versus Flagellator a ‘Horrid and Wanton Outrage’ 8

Convict Versus Flagellator a ‘Horrid and Wanton Outrage’ 9

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Convict Versus Flagellator a ‘Horrid and Wanton Outrage’

When writing of the high level of corporeal punishment prevailing in Tasmania during the 1830s, eminent historian Manning Clark mentioned a violent...

Discover Convict Past with Immersive Activities at World Heritage-listed Convict Sites 11

Discover Convict Past with Immersive Activities at World Heritage-listed Convict Sites 12

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Discover Convict Past with Immersive Activities at World Heritage-listed Convict Sites

The Cascades Female Factory and Port Arthur Historic Sites are running interactive educational activities over the Easter school holidays designed to engage school children and...

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Thomas Bock’s Notes on Photography

Thomas Bock’s notes on photography, including Talbot’s calotype process and daguerreotype manipulations, have recently been digitised by Libraries Tasmania. Thomas Bock (1790-1855), artist...

Re-Opening of the Cascades Female Factory 15

Re-Opening of the Cascades Female Factory 16

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Re-Opening of the Cascades Female Factory

The Cascades Female Factory was re-opened today (Friday, 25 March 2022).

Darkest Mystery - William Serjeantson and Henry Hunt 17

Darkest Mystery - William Serjeantson and Henry Hunt 18

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Darkest Mystery – William Serjeantson and Henry Hunt

On Monday 30 November 1835, a murder occurred near Campbell Town, but it took several months, some corrupt falsehoods, and a good...

How ‘Lady Swindler’ Alexandrina Askew Triumphed over the Convict Stain 19

How ‘Lady Swindler’ Alexandrina Askew Triumphed over the Convict Stain 20

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How ‘Lady Swindler’ Alexandrina Askew Triumphed over the Convict Stain

John Skinner Prout’s 1849 painting of the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, Van Dieman’s Land, where Alexandrina bore an illegitimate child. Wikimedia...