WILD TASMANIA...Port Arthur Penal Colony
November 1st 2014 WILD TASMANIA...Port Arthur Penal Colony.
In 1996 Australia's psyche was shattered. The issue of guns...right to arms...brought into sharp focus by the massacre at Port Arthur...Tasmania's No. 1 Tourist Site.
The ABC summarised it thus:
"On Sunday 28 April 1996, the historic site of the Port Arthur penal colony in south-eastern Tasmania attracted hundreds of visitors. At lunchtime
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Tara Cloud
Geology and history
Great to have a tourist spot that has both interesting nature and history! Love this tessellated pavement! As in Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, and Alcatraz in San Francisco, some of the old prison are mighty interesting glimpses into the past.