The Penetentiary Ruins

We were lucky to arrive during the off season on a partly rainy day ... tour groups were sparse (and yet were able to stand in the middle of the best shots).

Port Arthur - No Longer Punishing

October 8th 2006
We spent our last few days in Tasmania centred in Hobart. Saturday’s Salamanca Markets lured us for most of the day where we made a few good purchases, and served as a good day of relaxation. Sunday was spent exploring the ruins of Port Arthur - Australia’s most renowned penal colony. We learned all about Australia’s convict past and the Port Arthur site in particular. With the aim of hum ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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