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Port Arthur Historic Site delighted to 'rate' with Trip Advisor reviewers

04/06/2013

The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority is delighted to have received Certificates of Excellence for both the Port Arthur Historic Site and Felons Bistro for 2013.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

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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