Port Arthur Convict site

The Port Arthur penal station was established in 1830 as a timber-getting camp, using convict labour to produce sawn logs for government projects. From 1833 it was used as a punishment station for repeat offenders from all the Australian colonies. Port Arthur was remote, harsh, with no chance of escape, the perfect destination for hardened, repeat offenders. It is located on a peninsula, water all around with only one narrow landmass, Eaglehawk Neck, for escape on land and this neck was easily guarded. The only other escape was via the sea and some did try but not too many succeeded.

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Port Arthur; Mason Cove and the Penitentiary	Port Arthur; Mason Cove and the Guard Towers	Port Arthur; Smith O'Brien's Cottage (1840's)	Port Arthur; the Hospital remains (1842)	Port Arthur; the Hospital remains (1842)
Port Arthur; the Hospital remains (1842)	Port Arthur; Tasmanian Native Hens	Port Arthur; the Paupers' Depot (1864)	Port Arthur; the Asylum (1868)	Port Arthur; the Hospital remains (1842)
Port Arthur; the Separate Prison (1849)	Port Arthur; the Separate Prison (1849)	Port Arthur; the Separate Prison (1849)	Port Arthur; the Separate Prison (1849)	037PtArthur20
Port Arthur; the Soldier's Memorial Avenue (1918)	Port Arthur; view from behind the Stipendiary Housing	Port Arthur; the Junior Medical Officer's Residence (1848)	Port Arthur; the Junior Medical Officer's Residence (1848)	Port Arthur; the Junior Medical Officer's Residence (1848)
Port Arthur; the Junior Medical Officer's Residence (1848)	Port Arthur; the Visiting Magistrate's House (1847) and...	Port Arthur; the Accountant's House (1842) - later became...	Port Arthur; the Accountant's House (1842) - later became...	Port Arthur; Post Office museum items- this one is a...
Port Arthur; St David's Church (1927)	Port Arthur; The Church (1837)	Port Arthur; The Church (1837)	Port Arthur; The Church (1837)	Port Arthur; Government Gardens (1846)
Port Arthur; Government Gardens (1846)	Port Arthur; Government Gardens (1846)	Port Arthur; Government Gardens (1846)

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