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All posts tagged "Port Arthur"
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3.3KArtsBryant Biopic ‘Nitram’ In Production
Stan has announced that it is making a feature film based on the life of the perpetrator of the Port Arthur massacre....
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Tas That Was – Port Arthur: A Machine to Grind Rogues Honest
This short film provides an insight into the operation of the Port Arthur penal settlement in its heyday. It includes stunning photography...
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Tas That Was – the Hospital at Port Arthur
You mightn't grumble about modern medical care when you find out what conditions were like at Port Arthur's Hospital!
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Martin Cash: A Biography
Martin Cash was a notorious bushranger who operated in Van Diemen’s Land during the 1840s. He is also well-known for escaping twice...
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Port Arthur Reopens – Callum’s Vlog July 2020
As Tasmania reopens, it's time to rediscover the greatest hits. Regular TT contributor Callum Jones went down to check out Port Arthur.
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Tas That Was – The Lunatic Asylum at Port Arthur
Port Arthur's ‘Welfare Phase’ saw the construction of the Pauper’s Depot (1863-64) and the Asylum (1864-68).
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Tas That Was – The Tasman Peninsula (1953)
With the present and future still a little uncertain, let’s enjoy the past! The archival documentary film below includes footage of: Pirates...
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Henry Savery: A Biography
Tasmania can claim Australia's first published novelist, Henry Savery.
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Point Puer
Learn about Point Puer, site of the British Empire's first prison for boys, in this brief history.
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The Isle of the Dead
A short history of the Isle of the Dead, part of the Port Arthur penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia.
