The Military district The Welfare area Smith O’Brien’s Cottage (8) The Separate Prison (13)

Comprising: Guard Tower (4), Comprising: The Hospital (9), This cottage housed one of Port Arthur’s The Separate Prison was designed to Senior Military Officer’s Quarters (6), Paupers’ Depot (11), the Asylum (12) most famous political prisoners – Irish deliver a new method of punishment, of Officers’ Quarters (7) Convict administration Protestant Parliamentarian, William reforming the convicts through isolation In the Hospital convicts were commonly Smith O’Brien (right). for and contemplation. Convicts were For most of the convict period, the treated for numerous conditions Comprising: Commandant’s House (5), life, he was sent to Port Arthur after an locked for 23 hours each day in single Senior Military Officer’s Quarters was Commandant including respiratory or rheumatic Law Courts (3) Charles O’Hara Booth attempted escape from . cells. Here they ate, slept and worked, the home of the Military Officer in ailments contracted from working by Thomas Lemprière with just one hour a day allowed for charge of the soldiers at Port Arthur. The The Commandant was Port Arthur’s Collection: Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery outdoors and sleeping in cold cells Convict Water SUPPLY Trail (10) exercise, alone, in a high-walled yard. soldiers of Port Arthur were responsible most senior official. A residence befitting and wet clothing. By the early 1860s, A major conservation program for the for security and for pursuing and this rank and position was erected on many convicts were housed and treated This trail tells the story of an ambitious Separate Prison began in 2007. capturing escaped convicts. A small high ground in 1833 and housed five in the Paupers’ Depot or the Asylum, project that aimed to make the convict Carnarvon township number of soldiers were accompanied of Port Arthur’s ten Commandants. according to new ideas that included settlement self-sufficient in the production by their wives who washed, sewed and The Law Courts introduced convicts creating a calm environment. The of flour. A 600 metre, self-guided trail Comprising: Police Station (2) provided basic nursing care for the men to Port Arthur’s regime of ‘ceaseless Asylum now includes a Museum, reveals the surviving artefacts from this Civil Officers’ Row, Soldiers’ Memorial Avenue (14), in their husband’s company. Children vigilance’, discipline and punishment Convict Study Centre and the convict-built hydro-engineering project. Government cottage and Trentham (15), St David’s Church (24) of the soldiers and lower ranking designed ‘for grinding rogues into Museum Coffee Shop. The walk takes about 30 minutes. Government gardens settlement officials and free staff were honest men’. Several buildings and areas remain educated together in the Port Arthur Historic Site Comprising: Visiting Magistrate’s House from the post convict period. adjoining Free School. (16), Roman Catholic Chaplain’s House (17), Trentham was lived in by members Junior Medical Officer’s House (18), of the Trenham family up to 1920. CARNARVON BAY Accountant’s House (19), Parsonage (20), The house and garden have been Government Cottage (22), Government restored and are open to the 10 12 Gardens (23) public. The Soldiers’ Memorial 8 Museum & Study Centre Avenue was planted to honour 6 7 Laundry Civil Officers’ Row separated senior 13 the 15 men from the Carnarvon Farm Overseer’s officers and their families from the and Oakwood districts who lost Point Puer Boys’ Prison (32) 4 Cottage 11 convict population and provided them their lives serving in the First 5 9 with housing suited to their status. World War. The Police Station was Point Puer operated from 1834 to 1849 32 Carnarvon Bay Track 3 14 The Government Gardens offered a home to the township’s policemen and was the first purpose-built juvenile quiet and beautiful space, free from from 1936 to 1972. The building is reformatory in the British Empire. The Isle of the Dead (31) 2 the unwanted presence of the convicts. open to the public and has an Juvenile offenders were separated from Archaeology 16 Archaeology display. St David’s the older convicts to protect them from Between 1833 and 1877 around 1100 Display Church was built after years of criminal influence. Most of the boys people were buried at the settlement’s 1 TRAMWAY STREET 17 31 1 The Penitentiary (1857) Anglican Church services in the were aged between 14 and 17, with the cemetery. The Isle of the Dead is the 15 M A S O N C O V E 2 Police Station (1936) Town Hall (Asylum). Services are youngest just 9 years old. Point Puer final resting place for military and civil C H A M P S T R E E T 18 3 Law Courts (1846) held regularly and visitors are was renowned for its regime of stern officers, their wives and children, and welcome. discipline and harsh punishment, but convicts. The most common causes of 4 Guard Tower (1835) 5 Commandant’s House (1833–56) all the boys received an education death among convicts were industrial 26 while some were given the opportunity accidents, and respiratory disease. 19 6 Senior Military Officer’s Quarters (1833) TARLETON STREET Information 25 Education Centre of trade training. Tours operate daily. Tours to the Isle operate daily. 24 7 Officers’ Quarters (1844) 20 8 Smith O’Brien’s Cottage (1840s) Toilets Memorial Garden (25) Canadian Cottage 9 Hospital (1842) Jetty Cottage Scorpion Rock Disabled Toilets Lookout On Sunday 28 April 1996, a tragic The Dockyard 23 10 Convict Water Supply Trail (1842) 21 Food chapter was added to Port Arthur’s To Dockyard 11 Paupers’ Depot (1864) history when a gunman took the lives of Comprising: Slipway & Sculpture (27), Children’s Play Area Visitor Centre 22 12 The Asylum (1868) First Aid Limekiln (28) Clerk of Works’ House (29), 35 people and physically wounded Government 13 The Separate Prison (1849) 19 others in and around the Port Arthur Shipwright’s House (30), Gardens Telephone C A R P A R K 14 Soldiers’ Memorial Avenue (1918)

Historic Site. Among them were J During its 15 years of operation, Port E 15 Trentham (1898-1904) members of staff from the Historic T Post Box Arthur’s Dockyard produced 16 large 27 T Y 16 Visiting Magistrate’s House (1847) Site. The Memorial Garden incorporates decked vessels and around 150 small R Eftpos the shell of the Broad Arrow Café, Pat Jones’ O 17 Roman Catholic Chaplain’s House (1843) open boats. At its peak, more than 70 Cottage A where 20 people were killed during D 18 Junior Medical Officer’s House (1848) men worked here. The precinct included 28 29 30 CHURCH STREET Rubbish Bins the massacre, and has been created as a blacksmith’s workshop, two sawpits, Stewarts Bay Track Site Entry To Arthur Highway N 19 Accountant’s House (1842) a place of remembrance and reflection. BBQ two steamers for bending timber, a 20 Parsonage (1842) rigging shed and several other work- The Penitentiary (1) The Church (21) 21 The Church (1837) Designated Smoking Area shops. The lime produced from the 22 Government Cottage (1853) In the early days of the penal settlement, The Penitentiary’s two lower floors The Church represents the important House Museums Limekiln was an essential ingredient 23 Government Gardens (1846) for building construction at Port Arthur. convicts were housed in rough timber contained 136 cells for ‘prisoners of role of religion in convict reform at 24 St David’s Church (1927) A 25-metre-long sculpture sits in one huts. These were located in the area bad character’. The top floor provided Port Arthur. Up to 1100 people attended of the Dockyard’s two slips, evoking next to the Police Station. Later, as space for 480 better behaved convicts compulsory services here each Sunday. 25 Memorial Garden the scale of the ships that were made convict numbers increased, the flour to sleep in bunks. Much of the decorative stonework and 26 Ferry Dock mill and granary was converted into a joinery in the church was crafted by here. The sounds of long-vanished A very large industrial area near the 27 Dockyard Slipway (1834-48) & Sculpture four-storey Penitentiary, due to its boys from the Point Puer Boys’ Prison. industry – the blacksmith’s shop, sawpit, Penitentiary included workshops 28 Limekiln (1854) World Heritage Site failure to supply adequate flour for the A note on dates the clattering of hammers, voices – where prisoners worked and were 29 Shipwright’s House (1834) Buildings and gardens at Port Arthur can be heard as you explore the area. settlement. trained in a range of skills including 30 Clerk of Works’ House (1848) were constantly being adapted and carpentry, shoemaking, wood turning 31 The Isle of the Dead (1833) changed. To avoid long lists of dates, and blacksmithing. There is no longer the date given for each place usually 32 Point Puer Boys’ Prison (1834) any evidence visible above the surface. represents the year when it was first used. Welcome to the Port Arthur Historic Site Port Arthur – A brief history Site Entry Where to eat and shop Convict research & database Contact Us

The Port Arthur Historic Site is a place of The Pydairrerme people were the By 1840 more than 2000 convicts, Your day entry pass is valid for two Open daily, the Gift Shop offers an A project is underway at the Site to Port Arthur Historic Site traditional owners of the land that is soldiers and civil staff lived at Port consecutive days and includes access to: extensive range of gifts, books and identify every convict and free person Management Authority national and international significance – now known as Port Arthur. Middens Arthur, which by this time was a major specialist Tasmanian and Port Arthur who passed through Port Arthur between Arthur Highway, Port Arthur • interactive experiences for all ages in and other cultural sites from many industrial settlement. A range of goods items. 1830 and 1877. As part of this program 7182 part of the epic story of the settlement of the Visitor Centre – including the thousands of years of occupation still and materials were produced here – There are two excellent cafés on Site. we offer advice and assistance with Booking enquiries: + 61 (0)3 6251 2310 Convict Gallery and Lottery of Life, this country. remain in the area. everything from worked stone and The Port Café in the Visitor Centre is family history research. For a fee we can Administration: + 61 (0)3 6251 2300 where you can discover some of the The Port Arthur penal station was bricks to furniture and clothing, boats open daily for breakfast and closes supply you with a copy or transcription Facsimile: + 61 (0)3 6251 2322 Port Arthur was much more than a prison. personal stories of Port Arthur’s established in 1830 as a timber-getting and ships. after dinner. The Museum Coffee Shop, of a particular Tasmanian convict record. Freecall: 1800 659 101 convicts It was a complete community – home to camp, using convict labour to produce With the end of convict transportation located in the Asylum complex, is open For more information please contact (from within Australia) • a 40 minute, introductory walking sawn logs for government projects. to Van Diemen’s Land in 1853, Port Optional Tours for morning tea, lunch and afternoon our Resource Centre on 03 6251 2324. Email: [email protected] military personnel and free settlers. The tour – a fascinating introduction to From 1833 Port Arthur was used as a Arthur also became an institution for tea. Indulge in espresso coffee and Website: www.portarthur.org.au Port Arthur, its people and its past • Ghost Tours convicts worked at farming and industries, punishment station for repeat offenders aging and physically and mentally ill fresh cakes, delicious snacks and light World Heritage a 20 minute harbour cruise passing the Opening Hours from all the Australian colonies. convicts. The penal settlement finally • • Paranormal Investigation Experience meals accompanied by a glass of wine producing a large range of resources and Dockyard, Point Puer Boys’ Prison and The Port Arthur Historic Site is one of Tours operate and restored buildings The English prison reformer Jeremy closed in 1877 and many of its buildings • Point Puer Boys’ Prison or a range of hot and cold drinks. 11 historic sites that together form the are open at various times between materials. Bentham designed a radical new were dismantled or destroyed in bush- the Isle of the Dead. The ferry leaves • Isle of the Dead Enjoy a quick and tasty family meal or Australian Convicts Sites World 9.30am – 5pm. The Port Arthur Historic Site contains Penitentiary at Pentonville in England, fires. Others were sold and the area punctually, so please make sure you • Audio Tour a relaxed dinner of superbly prepared arrive at the jetty ten minutes before Heritage property. The grounds are open to dusk daily. which he described as ‘a machine for gradually became the centre of a small Bookings are essential and can be made fresh local produce at Felons Bistro – more than 30 historic buildings, extensive your cruise time (Map No 26) To gain an understanding of Tasmania’s Our Visitor Centre is open daily until grinding rogues into honest men’. This town, renamed Carnarvon in an attempt at the Visitor Centre or by telephone on located in the Visitor Centre. Open role in the Australian convict story, the last Ghost Tour at night. ruins and beautiful grounds and gardens. became the model for Port Arthur. The to erase the hated convict stain. However, • the Museum and the Convict Study 1800 659 101. evenings, Felons also offers great value we recommend that you visit the other cogs of this machine included discipline first-hand stories of convict life proved Centre – located in the Asylum complex children’s meals and an extensive wine Please note A short ferry ride from the Site is the Isle Tasmanian sites – the Coal Mines and punishment, religious and moral to be a major drawcard, and tourists • more than 30 historic buildings, ruins, Disabled access list of fine local, Tasmanian and Port Arthur is a smoke-free site. Historic Site, and of the Dead cemetery and the site instruction, classification and separation, began visiting almost immediately after restored museum houses and Australian wines. Please ask our staff for directions Brickendon (Longford), Cascades Female training and education. Many men the closure of the penal settlement. By the grounds and gardens We offer assistance and services for to the designated smoking area. of the Point Puer Boys’ Prison – persons with disabilities. All facilities COAL MINES HISTORIC SITE Factory (South Hobart) and Darlington were broken, but some left Port Arthur 1920s, some convict-period buildings • access to the Convict Water Supply facebook.com/portarthur Visitor feedback in the Visitor Centre allow independent Probation Station (Maria Island). both important parts of the Site. rehabilitated and skilled, some as had become museums, hotels and shops Trail and the Dockyard Your feedback is important to us, • shuttle buggy service for people with access, including the designated rest Closely linked with Port Arthur is blacksmiths, shoemakers or shipbuilders. and the settlement was once again Conservation Activities @PortArthur so please take the time to complete a Port Arthur’s tale is told in rooms. the Coal Mines Historic Site, another Port Arthur’s community of military named Port Arthur. restricted mobility survey from the Visitor Centre. The remainder of the Site comprises a compelling chapter in our convict a variety of different ways. and free men and their families lived Some buildings remaining from the The Ticket of Leave is our great value, We undertake a range of ongoing #portarthurtassie variety of areas, some of which allow history. © Copyright 2016 their lives in stark contrast to the convict township period include Trentham two-year pass – available for a small conservation activities at the Port Arthur As you explore the Site, independent access, and others which Discover the history of the Coal Mines Design: Lynda Warner population. Parties, regattas and literary (1898-1904); Canadian Cottage (c.1916); additional fee. This allows free return Historic Site to ensure that the Site is may require assisted access. Historic Site as you walk the paths and Production Assistant: Tracey Diggins many stories will reveal evenings were common. Beautiful Jetty Cottage (c.1920s); St David’s Church conserved for future generations to enjoy. entry to the Site as often as you like for tracks and read the stories of some of Photography: Sarah Quine (front cover), gardens were created as places of (1927); the Police Station (1936) and Our introductory walking tour and themselves to you. two years from the date of your first visit. the people who lived and worked here. How can I help to protect and support Peter Whyte (site panorama), sanctuary and the children played and Pat Jones’ Cottage (1942). harbour cruise are both wheelchair A Visitor Guide about the Coal Mines the Port Arthur Historic Site? Simon Birch (Ghost Tour) attended school within the settlement. On Sunday 28 April 1996, a tragic Visitor Centre services accessible. However, our tours to the Isle is available from the Visitor Centre. We have established the Port Arthur chapter was added to Port Arthur’s of the Dead, Point Puer Boys’ Prison and Conservation Fund to assist us in history when a gunman took the lives • Visitor information the Ghost Tours are not recommended How to get there conserving this fragile and valuable of 35 people and physically wounded • All tour tickets for visitors with mobility restrictions. The Coal Mines Historic Site is place for future generations. Please 19 others in and around the Port Arthur • Gift shop Wheelchairs are available for loan from 25 minutes drive from Port Arthur, near pick up a copy of our Conservation Historic Site. • Port Café the Visitor Centre. Our six-seat courtesy Saltwater River on the Fund leaflet from the Visitor Centre or The Port Arthur Historic Site • Felons Bistro (evenings) buggies provide a regular drop-off and and approximately one and a half hour’s ask our staff for more information. Management Authority (PAHSMA) • First Aid pick-up service around the Site for drive from Hobart. visitors with limited mobility. Please Your entry fee enables us to make the manages the Port Arthur Historic Site, • Audio tour hire enquire on arrival for times of operation. Site available for visitors and to ensure the Cascades Historic • Walk-a-seat loan Opening hours The Coal Mines Historic Site is open quality services. Your fees also contribute Site and the Coal Mines Historic Site as • Wheelchair loan Safety on site daily. No bookings are required and to the conservation of the Port Arthur heritage places of national and • Stroller hire entry is free. and Coal Mines Historic Sites, international significance. All three • Raincoat sales The weather at Port Arthur can be a responsibility supported by substantial Historic Sites are included on the • Venue hire and function information changeable. Most tours take place funding from the Tasmanian National Heritage List and the Tasmanian • Tasmanian Visitor Information desk outdoors and operate in all weather, so Government. Heritage Register and are included in offering information and bookings for be prepared with sun protection, warm the World accommodation and other attractions clothing, a raincoat or umbrella. The Heritage listing. around Tasmania ground in some places is uneven, so comfortable, sturdy walking shoes are

James [Thomas] Smith – Photographer probably A H Boyd also recommended.

Collection: Archives Office of Tasmania, AOT30/3256

Commandant’s House Senior Military Officer’s Quarters Guard Tower Officers’ Quarters Law Courts Smith O’Brien’s Cottage The Penitentiary Hospital The Asylum The Separate Prison

‘Old Bill’ Thompson – Photographer J W Beattie Collection: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office