The ruins of the long penitentiary that at one time had 136 separate cells at Port Arthur. It served as the main prison between1833-1877. The prison g

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The ruins of the long penitentiary that at one time had 136 separate cells at Port Arthur. It served as the main prison between 1833 and 1877. The prison grounds consist of 30 historic buildings, ruins, gardens and parkland on the southeast coast of Tasmania in Australia. By 1840 the former prison area accommodated 2,000 hardened convicts, guards and government civil servants from the UK and Ireland. The historic site is 60 miles from the State capital of Hobart and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and World Heritage List as the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property. Port Arthur was named after its first lieutenant governor, George Arthur, a sadist who meted barbaric treatments to the convicts.

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Location: Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
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