The Guard Tower 1842 at the historic penal settlement of Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania Australia.

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The convict settlement of Port Arthur in Tasmania was established in 1830 and finally closed in 1877. By 1840 it housed over 2000 convicts and civil staff and was a major industrial settlement producing everything from ships to shoes.

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Location: Port Arthur, Tasmania
Photo credit: © Rob Walls / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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