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April 2013

Heritage in the Pub features Port Arthur Penitentiary excavations

29/04/2013

Heritage Tasmania and the Tasmanian Heritage Council are hosting a Heritage in the Pub discussion in Hobart to help celebrate National Archaeology Week in May. The event will include a discussion of the recent excavation at Port Arthur's Penitentiary.

Female Factory stories to be performed in Dublin

24/04/2013

The stories of Australia's women convicts will be told in Ireland by artists with close ties to the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in Hobart.

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.

Hearts of iron? Lawyers in Van Diemen's Land, 1824-1836

08/04/2013

A free talk 'Hearts of Iron? Lawyers in Van Diemen's Land, 1824-1836', will be held this Thursday evening as part of the Port Arthur Talks series.

Forecast fine weather for Port Arthur Tattoo

05/04/2013

The weather forecast for Saturday's Port Arthur Tattoo is fine and mostly sunny with light winds and a maximum of 21 degrees Celsius - ideal conditions to enjoy the massed pipe and military bands of Tasmania performing at Port Arthur.

March 2013

Jetty upgrade to improve cruise ship access at Port Arthur

28/03/2013

The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) has been successful in securing a $135,000 federal Tourism Infrastructure Regional Fund (TIRF) grant for a project that will significantly enhance the visitor experience for cruise passengers.

Port Arthur seeking new members for Advisory Committee

27/03/2013

The PAHSMA Board is calling for nominations from interested individuals or representatives of groups who wish to contribute to the management and conservation of the Port Arthur and Coal Mines Historic Sites.

Timber salvaging from Port Arthur's Memorial Avenue

26/03/2013

The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority would like to hear from community members interested in reusing timber from trees about to be harvested as part of the progressive replacement of the Port Arthur Soldiers Memorial Avenue.

Port Arthur Tattoo set to drum up a good time on the Tasman Peninsula

20/03/2013

Set against the backdrop of the dramatically distinctive Port Arthur Historic Site penitentiary building, the tattoos and pageantry of bygone years will be repeated at the Port Arthur Historic Site following the Easter break.

Archaeology in action at Port Arthur Penitentiary

14/03/2013

During the last two years, the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has commenced a large scale conservation project which focuses on the iconic Penitentiary ruin.

A season of special events at Port Arthur

07/03/2013

Circus skills, stone masonry and bagpipes all feature in a season of events this autumn at the Port Arthur Historic Site.

February 2013

Fast, furious Ten Days festival fun at Port Arthur

27/02/2013

All the fun of the circus is coming to Port Arthur for one day only as part of Ten Days on the Island festival in March 2013.

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).

January 2013

Don't miss the Port Arthur Maritime Heritage Tour

30/01/2013

Join us for an exclusive tour exploring Port Arthur's maritime history and the dockyard, with rare access to buildings and artifacts that are not usually open to the public.

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.

Point Puer Boys' Reformatory topic of next Port Arthur Talk

21/01/2013

Point Puer, located on a finger of land jutting out across the bay from Port Arthur, was the first prison anywhere in the British Empire where child prisoners were kept separate from adult prisoners. Here they were given basic education and taught trades.