For decades, the clanking of prison shackles, mingling with the usual din of the town, was a familiar sound for the residents of Port Arthur in Australia’s island state of Tasmania. The place ...

This 28 ½-mile trail, which features a flat timber boardwalk and paved steps, making it a great option for hikers of all skill levels, starts by the Port Arthur Historic Site and takes you on a ...

An Australian police officer has been shot dead on a rural property in Tasmania. The officer was undertaking "routine duties" ...

Transported to Port Arthur Tasmania in 1834 ... “But a distant cousin in Western Australia claimed that his story had been passed down to her.” A few curious details lend the story an air ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will ... Images Yesterday’s anniversary was commemorated at Port Arthur and at churches in Melbourne and Hobart, and in the ...