Tasmanian Convict Trail

09/03/2024

https://libraries.tas.gov.au/state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-one-mary-armstrong/

The value of Tasmania’s convict records lies in the detailed information they provide on each person. But there are still gaps in our knowledge due to events not being recorded … Continue reading "Filtered through the Factory Part One: Mary Armstrong"

30/08/2023

Saturday 9th September - Two Shows

02/08/2023

02/08/2023

13/04/2023

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-04-13/convict-grown-hops-yeast-from-shipwreck-into-beer/102154232

A Tasmanian chemist and museum conservator looks at developing the world's oldest beer using convict-grown hops and yeast from a 220-year-old shipwreck.

17/06/2022

A little bit after the convict era, but interesting all the same.

16/05/2022

16/05/2022

https://www.tasmanian-convict-trail.com/campbell-town-7210/

15/05/2022

https://www.tasmanian-convict-trail.com/the-fort-kangaroo-bluff-battery-972/

14/05/2022

https://www.tasmanian-convict-trail.com/jericho-7120/

13/05/2022

The largely untold story of female convicts sent to Australia has been brought to life with the reopening of the Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart.

03/05/2022

I'm obsessed by the story of a man who died 150 years ago and whose legacy spans three...

29/04/2022

Don't miss out on our first Secrets from the Collection series - "The Bushranger Letter". Presenter, Dan Gillespie will reveal the fascinating story behind a letter written on behalf of four bushrangers who were tried for a series of armed robberies committed in early 1844 and the connection between the letter, the pioneering Stokell family and Narryna. Bookings recommended https://www.narryna.com.au/shop

29/04/2022

Lovers of classic cars, trees in autumn, and picnics - head to Ross on Sunday and immerse yourself in all three.

Picnic at Ross. Sunday, 1 May, 10am - 3pm.

29/04/2022

There's something very special about autumn in Tasmania

29/04/2022

The first apple tree planted in Tasmania (and Australia) was in 1788 and at Woolmers Estate from the 1840s or perhaps even prior to this.

Apples were an important crop in Tasmania from early colonial settlement and as an industry, it has also been extremely important to Tasmania with export peaking in the 1920s-30s.

After Britain joined the European Common Market in the early 1970s, apple exports fell drastically leading to complete restructuring of the industry and the Tree Pull Scheme reduced the production of apples by half.

Woolmers is home to a wonderful array of items associated with the apple industry from the early days through until the time that Thomas Archer IV recommenced orcharding from the early 1900s.

29/04/2022

29/04/2022

https://hobartobserver.com.au/?p=5076

Community News  Convict history alive at Female Factory 28 April, 2022 admin THE new $5 million History and Interpretation Centre at the World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory has been officially opened, cementing the South Hobart site as a significant centrepiece of Tasmania’s convict hi...

11/04/2022

McLAREN, Martha per Tasmania 1844 ('Martha's Shawl'). By Lyn Horton  On a cold winter night in July 1874 Martha McLaren’s red woollen shawl went missing. Martha believed Sarah Ladds stole it. The story was reported on 10 July 1874 in The Mercury. At the time Martha was a resident of Kangaroo Poin...