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Heritage in the Pub features Port Arthur Penitentiary excavations

29/04/2013

Heritage Tasmania and the Tasmanian Heritage Council are hosting a Heritage in the Pub discussion in Hobart to help celebrate National Archaeology Week in May. The event will include a discussion of the recent excavation at Port Arthur's Penitentiary.Continue Reading

Female Factory stories to be performed in Dublin

24/04/2013

The stories of Australia's women convicts will be told in Ireland by artists with close ties to the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in Hobart.Continue Reading

Port Arthur's penitentiary still yielding secrets

18/04/2013

Archaeologists have been excavating in the foundations of Port Arthur's penitentiary in preparation for major conservation works.Continue Reading

Jetty upgrade to improve cruise ship access at Port Arthur

28/03/2013

The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) has been successful in securing a $135,000 federal Tourism Infrastructure Regional Fund (TIRF) grant for a project that will significantly enhance the visitor experience for cruise passengers.Continue Reading

New Chair for PAHSMA Board

21/02/2013

The Acting Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, Scott Bacon, today welcomed Professor Sharon Sullivan AO as the new Chair of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA).Continue Reading

Port Arthur is open for business

24/01/2013

The Port Arthur Historic Site is open for business and operating at full capacity again following the bushfire emergency that closed the Arthur Highway, the only road access to the Tasman Peninsula, for nearly ten days in early January.Continue Reading

New Dockyard Visitor Guide now available

27/06/2012

A new visitor guide to the Port Arthur Dockyard is now available to help visitors gain a better insight into this rare example of a convict operated shipyard.Continue Reading

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