The Port Arthur Experience

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Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

8 episodes

9 months ago

Port Arthur closed forever as a prison in 1877. We conclude with the post prison history. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode while enjoying Government Gardens (location 23 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

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Episodes (8/8)

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 6: Punishment

Port Arthur earned the nickname "Hell on Earth" for a reason. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode just outside the Separate Prison (location 12 or 13 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

7 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 4: The Commandant's House

The bosses house and one of Port Arthur's museum houses. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode anywhere on the road behind the Penitentiary (locations 3, 4 or 5 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

6 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 7: Quality Row & the Church

Not only convicts lived at this prison, free families also called Port Arthur home. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode anywhere around Civil Officers Row (locations 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

6 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 2: So Why Here?

Why did they choose this beautiful location for the Port Arthur prison? If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode near the waterfront. https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

5 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 1: Introduction

Meet Colin, Port Arthur's most experienced Tour Guide as he introduces you to the site. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode as leaving our Visitor Centre and heading onto the site. https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

4 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 3: The Penitentiary

Once home to the convicts and today a ruin of the grandest scale. If at Port Arthur we recommend you listen to this episode inside the Penitentiary (location 1 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

5 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 8: 1877 & Beyond

2 years ago

5 minutes

The Port Arthur Experience

Episode 5: Transportation

Who were these convicts? Where did they come from? Why were they sent here? If at Port Arthur this episode can be listened to anywhere. We recommend you climb Settlement Hill and take in the view while listening (locations 7, 8 and 9 on your map) https://portarthur.org.au/

2 years ago

5 minutes