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The History of Port Arthur

YEAR
2016
PLACE
Tasmania
SOURCE
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The History of Port Arthur

The History of Port Arthur It's all gaol, ghosts and gothic allure as we delve into the dark history of our most infamous penal colony, Port Arthur. Operating between 1830-1877, it had the reputation for being the destination for the hardest of convicts. Port Arthur historian Andrew Smith joins Tre…

Record ID
3,988
Year
2,016
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Record ID
3988
Source
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publication
ABC; Overnights
Published
2016-07-17
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghosts
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Port Arthur Historic Site, TAS (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
Source voice
Place First Public Media Record
Publicness
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The History of Port Arthur It's all gaol, ghosts and gothic allure as we delve into the dark history of our most infamous penal colony, Port Arthur. Operating between 1830-1877, it had the reputation for being the destination for the hardest of convicts. Port Arthur historian Andrew Smith joins Trevor for a unique insight into Tasmania's top tourist attraction. In 1872 English novelist Anthony Trollope claimed that no man desired to see the "strange ruins" of Tasmania's Port Arthur. Was he wrong? Operating between 1830 and 1877, it became our most infamous penal

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