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  2. Campbell Street Gaol - Wikipedia

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    1860s photograph of Hobart's Campbell Street Gaol and early Hobart. The original portion of the gaol, at first known as the Hobart Town Prisoner's Barracks, was built by convicts in 1821 [1] and accommodated 640 men. As thousands of convicts were arriving each year, the barracks was found to be too small almost immediately, and it was extended ...

  3. List of prisons in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Prisons listed as "museum" are former prisons that are now open for public inspection and tours. Throughout the European history of Australia, particularly since its formation as a penal colony, Australia has had many establishments for rehabilitation and incarceration. Altogether, there have been more than 180+ rehabilitation centres, youth ...

  4. Port Arthur, Tasmania - Wikipedia

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    The Port Arthur convict settlement was established in September 1830 as a timber-getting camp, producing sawn logs for government projects. From 1833 until 1877, it was the destination for those deemed the most hardened of transported convicts ― so-called "secondary offenders" ― who had persistently re-offended during their time in Australia.

  5. The 31 Most Haunted Places in America—Just in Time ... - AOL

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    The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Called “One of America’s Most Haunted Homes,” The Myrtles Plantation, constructed in the 1700s, is certainly beautiful—but inside, it ...

  6. Hobart Reception Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Hobart Reception Centre, formerly the Hobart Remand Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for male and female inmates held on remand, is located in Hobart, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of Tasmania .

  7. Cascades Female Factory - Wikipedia

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    The Cascades Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in Hobart, Tasmania.Operational between 1828 and 1856, the factory is now one of the 11 sites that collectively compose the Australian Convict Sites, listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.