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Tassie Day 3 - Port Arthur
2007.12.18
The Church in Port Arthur was built between 1836-37 and overlooked the convict settlement.
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It was destroyed by fire in 1884.
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Inside the walls of the Church
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An old piano which resides at St. Davids Church
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Parsonage Post Office
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The Seperate Prison was built in 1850 for its harsh punishment on prisoners
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Inside one of the cells it is said that prisoners would benefit from contemplative silence and separation.
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In 2006 I did a Ghost Tour of Port Arthur and the guide had told us that an ex guide after doing a tour came back to the Separate Prison to lock up and felt somebody there she was then chased by unseen persons - she resigned the next day!
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In the Seperate Prison we found like a church or a place of judgement.
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The Hospital which was built in 1841-42
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Inside the remains of the Hospital which was destroyed by the 1895 and 1897 fires.
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A steel bed represents what the hospital may have looked like
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The Guard Tower which looks out onto Masons Cove
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Once a Flour Mill is was converted to a Penitentiary in 1857, which housed over 480 convicts.
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Inside the remains of The Penitentiary after it was gutted by fire in 1897.
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Looking out from The Peniteniary onto Masons Cove and the Ferry Terminal
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The Ferry which took us for a 20 minute cruise around the harbour before dropping us off at Point Puor
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The boys at Point Puor had to wash themselves along the beach - here you can see all the jelly fish!
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It was a beautiful island, however all the buildings at Point Pour have now been destroyed.
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An echidna welcomes us onto the Island
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Three young boys have been said to have fallen to there death of this cliff.
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Our Next stop was the Isle of the Dead where all the important people were buried higher up and all convicts were to be buried below - there are over 3000 unmarked convict graves on the island.
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The Commanders House, which was built in 1833 is said to be haunted.
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Inside the house was exquisite - the rocking chair has been seen on numerous ocassions to rock on its own.
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After a few hours in Port Arthur we decided to head home but before we did we saw a sign for caves so we decided to explore!
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The view was just outstanding
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This is the cave before the tide came in - however after 20 minutes of being there you can see the water slowing coming in
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Looking through the cave
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Today Brendan and I headed off to Port Arthur - one of the most exciting things we had planned for our holidays! It was a great day the weather was fantastic and the two tours we did to Point Pour and Isle of the Dead were fascinating and we really enjoyed it!
The Port Arthur Historic Site encompasses over thirty buildings, ruins and restored period furnished homes set in 40 hectares of landscaped grounds.
Point Puor - 3,000 boys ranging in age from 9 to 18 passed through Point Puer Boys' Prison from 1834-49. It was the first reformatory built exclusively for juvenile male convicts in the British Empire and was renowned for its regime of stern discipline and harsh punishment.
Isle of the Dead - The Isle of the Dead is a small island located in the harbour adjacent to the Port Arthur Historic Site. Originally called Opossum Island, it was selected as a burial place by the Reverend John Manton in 1833.
Between 1833 and 1877, about one thousand burials took place on the island. The majority were convicts and ex-convict paupers who were buried mostly in unmarked graves on the lower part of the island. The graves of free people were located on the high side of the island and were sometimes marked by elaborate headstones cut by the convict stonemasons.
The Port Arthur Historic Site encompasses over thirty buildings, ruins and restored period furnished homes set in 40 hectares of landscaped grounds.
Point Puor - 3,000 boys ranging in age from 9 to 18 passed through Point Puer Boys' Prison from 1834-49. It was the first reformatory built exclusively for juvenile male convicts in the British Empire and was renowned for its regime of stern discipline and harsh punishment.
Isle of the Dead - The Isle of the Dead is a small island located in the harbour adjacent to the Port Arthur Historic Site. Originally called Opossum Island, it was selected as a burial place by the Reverend John Manton in 1833.
Between 1833 and 1877, about one thousand burials took place on the island. The majority were convicts and ex-convict paupers who were buried mostly in unmarked graves on the lower part of the island. The graves of free people were located on the high side of the island and were sometimes marked by elaborate headstones cut by the convict stonemasons.
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So so much history!! And wonderful photoreport, I saved a few of these:-) I have to remember these places, when I`m visiting Australia some day in the future I definitely gonna check out these places. Thanks for the journey..
chrisfly · 2008-01-13: 01:45
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