Hobart & South Of Hobart

Port Arthur - Hand Built Stream

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Stream - hand built by convicts which serviced the 2000 people who lived on the settlement

Port Arthur

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More Ruins........I know how much you love RUINS DAD........haha

Port Arthur -Separate Prison

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In 1848, harsh physical punishment within the prison was rejected in favour of punishment of the mind. Flogging gave way to solitary confinement. The Separate Prison was built at Port Arthur in 1850. Cruciform-shaped, each of the four wings comprised a central corridor flanked by rows of solitary confinement cells. Separated by thick sandstone walls, it was hoped that the convicts would benefit from contemplative silence and separation. Can you see me saying my prayers??????

Port Arthur - Separate Prison

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Q man giving a sermon

Port Arthur - Separate Prison

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Prisoners were only allowed to spend 1 hour per/week in this exercise courtyard.........how terrible

Port Arthur - Separate Prison

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Typical prisoners room

Port Arthur - Separate Prison

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There is no way I could adhere to these rules!!!! No talking, singing, dancing, communicating in any shape or form, no noise except if such was unavoidable in the performance of work and the list goes on.....this is torture in its purest form. Hope you can read the rest of the sign.

Port Arthur - Church

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This church was built by the hands of convict boys who lived on Point Puer. I was saddened to find out what a harsh existence these young boys endured, some of these boys were as young as 9 yrs.

Port Arthur - Church

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Quentin saying his prayers inside the church

Port Arthur - Church

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More church photos

Port Arthur - Church

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The church in Port Arthur was never consecrated a particular denomination, so the Catholics and the Protestants never had sermons together.

Port Arthur - Church

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Main entrance of church

Port Arthur - Beautiful Gardens

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Exploring Port Arthur’s beautiful gardens and grounds is one of our most commented-on and valued visitor experiences. A number of distinct gardens can be explored and enjoyed within the Site, including the reconstructed Commandant's Garden which was originally planted in the 1850s. The reconstructed Government Gardens, originally established in the 1830s, is a stunning formal garden. Trace the steps of the ladies and officers who resided at Port Arthur and strolled along these paths, shielded from view of the convicts behind the garden’s fences and plantings.

Port Arthur - Settlement

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View of settlement including the Commandant's House Port Arthur’s most senior official. A residence befitting his rank and position was erected on high ground on the fringe of settlement in 1833. The Commandant's House, originally built as a simple wooden cottage, had a commanding view over the rest of the settlement. It evolved over the years to become a many-roomed complex fringed by ornate gardens and pathways and separated from the rest of settlement by high masonry walls.

Port Arthur - Settlement

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View of Settlement

Port Arthur - Dockyard

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Port Arthur’s Dockyard was once the busiest and most productive in Van Diemen’s Land. Here, convict labourers crafted hundreds of whaleboats, ship’s’ buoys, brigantines and barques for private and government customers. One of only three dockyards in the British Empire to have used convict labour to build the yard and the ships, it is also the best preserved.

Port Arthur - Dockyard

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The dockyards 1834 to 1848 with Isle of the Dead in the background. Q man looking relaxed here

Port Arthur - Isle of the Dead and Point Puer

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Isle of the Dead where 1100 convicts are buried, didnt fancy going here really and next door at Point Puer is where the young convict boys were housed.