Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Port Arthur"
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7.6KTas That WasTas That Was – The Separate Prison at Port Arthur
The Separate Prison at Port Arthur was built between 1849 and 1850. Its architecture and regime were modelled on those used at...
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Tas That Was – Port Arthur: Touchstone of History (1985)
Watch the documentary film below to learn about the restoration and conservation of Port Arthur during the 1980s. Many of Port Arthur’s...
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Archaeological Excavations Begin at Port Arthur
A team of archaeologists has begun investigating an area adjacent to the iconic Penitentiary at the Port Arthur Historic Site. The team...
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Tas That Was – The Penitentiary at Port Arthur
The iconic Penitentiary at Port Arthur was originally built as a flour mill and granary in 1845 to supply the prison settlement...
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Callum’s Port Arthur Video Diary
I stayed overnight at Port Arthur between 27th and 28th December last year. Above is my video diary from those two days....
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2.5KArticleBaptised in Blood
There are stories strewn throughout history that very few people have heard of before. One of these is the story of Port...
