Step back in time these winter school holidays and learn about the lives of the convict women of Cascades Female Factory in a special event for families. Grab a cushion and settle in for a story-time session where you will hear about one of the young female convicts sent to Cascades Female Factory. What did…
The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority is the custodian of the Cascades Female Factory, Port Arthur and the Coal Mines historic sites. The Port Arthur Conservation Fund has been established to help organisations and individuals to contribute financially to the ongoing conservation of the sites. All support is welcome, and donations of $2.00 or…
walk with me Experience the stirring power of women’s voices as they sing in harmony, honouring those who came before and were held here at the Cascades Female Factory. Join muka nawnta, Stowaway Lass, Nourish Women’s Choir and Hobart Harmony as they share their songs of love, loss, hope and freedom that will take you on…
Alison AlexanderSeventh-generation Australian with convict ancestors in the first, second, and third fleet. Former lecturer in history. Written and contributed to a number of publications on convict women. Founding member of the Female Convicts Research Centre and Convict Women’s Press.Somayeh KouhestaniSomayeh Kouhestani arrived in Tasmania in 2014 (?) with her family. Originally from Afghanistan, Somayeh…
Alison AlexanderSeventh-generation Australian with convict ancestors in the first, second, and third fleet. Former lecturer in history. Written and contributed to a number of publications on convict women. Founding member of the Female Convicts Research Centre and Convict Women’s Press.Somayeh KouhestaniSomayeh Kouhestani arrived in Tasmania in 2014 (?) with her family. Originally from Afghanistan, Somayeh…
Yard 4 of the Cascades Female Factory contained the newly constructed Nursery Yard. It also included a separate enclosed area housing the Matron’s Quarters and the Sub-Matron’s Quarters, and a self-contained room for messengers, whose duties included acting as couriers to Hobart Town. Until 1851, matrons at the Cascades Female Factory were the wives of…
Matron’s Quarters Introduction “No matter what they say” – Poetic Narrative Visual Description of the Matron’s Quarters Yard One Yard Three Yard Four