a port arthur guide in uniform speaking to a group of visitors in the sandstone ruins of the Convict Church

Guide Talks at Port Arthur

Guide Talks at Port Arthur

Commandant’s House
PenitentiaryJunior Medical Officer’sConvict ChurchSeparate Prison
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On this day: 1836 , Two overseers escaped from Point Puer in a punt they had built. The following day the punt drifted ashore. January 7th the remains of Robert Birch’s body was found floating near the same spot. Francis Jones was never seen again.