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Port Arthur Historic Site
Posted: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Every inch of the site was created by convict labour, the impressive architure, gardens and chilling prison facilities that survive tell a intriguing & powerful story.
Just an 1.5 hours from Hobart this place will send you back in time. Learn of the hardship the struggle to survive the building of a nation the escapes the freedom.
Visit Port Puer where 3000 boys ranging from 9 to 19 once passed through the prison between 1834 to 1849. It was the first reformary built for juvenile males in the British Empire and renowned for its regime of stern dicipline and harsh treatment.
Stay on after darkness decends and another side of Port Arthur emerges. It's a different place when night falls, full of mystery and intrigue. Vivid stories challange your grasp of what happens when the pasty collides with the present.
Truth or Myth?
Either way, in the glow of soft lights and the silence of the night, those long gone feel close at hand. A visit to Port Arthur is an expierence you will always remember.
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