The people of Cascades
https://femalefactory.org.au/history/the-residents/the-people-of-cascades/
Meet some of the people whose lives and stories are woven into Cascades Female Factory’s history.
https://femalefactory.org.au/history/the-residents/the-people-of-cascades/
Meet some of the people whose lives and stories are woven into Cascades Female Factory’s history.
https://femalefactory.org.au/history/t-y-lowes-co-distillery/
In 1823, 20-acres of land area – including the area where the Female Factory now stands – was allocated by Governor Sorell to Mr Thomas Yardley Lowes. Building commenced that year of what was to become T.Y. Lowes & Co. Distillery. Regrettably for Mr Lowes, his plans to run a successful distillery were thwarted by…
Online The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site and the Port Arthur Historic Site feature in ABC Education’s online ‘digibook’ resource, ‘The Colonisation of Hobart’. To access, please follow the link: ABC Education Digibook – The Colonisation of Hobart Our experienced Guides and Educators are available for post-visit presentations and Q&A sessions via Zoom. Get in…
Opening hours The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site is open to the public 7 days a week from 10:00am – 4:30pm (please note opening hours may change according to the season). Our education programs are available Monday to Friday and can commence from 9:00am on these days. Important information for schools Below you will find…
Since its creation in 1987, the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) has been responsible for preserving and maintaining one of Australia’s most important heritage sites and major tourism destinations, the Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula, approximately 100km south east of Hobart, Tasmania. In 2004 the Authority was also given responsibility…
The Port Arthur Historic Sites are places of national and international significance. The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Act 1987 is designed to ensure the protection and conservation of these Sites. The Act details the Authority’s powers and the responsibilities of visitors in relation to standards of behaviour and care and management of the…
Information collected The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) will only collect personal information by fair and lawful means that are necessary for or conducive to the functions of PAHSMA. Under the Personal Information Protection Act 2004, PAHSMA is the custodian of personal information and the collection, use and disclosure of that information is…
The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has a range of resources to assist anyone undertaking research. If you are seeking original information on Tasmanian convicts, their records are freely available via the Libraries Tasmania website as well as a guide to the convict records and other useful resources. For all other research enquiries please email library@portarthur.org.au
The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site is one of 11 convict sites that together form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property. Collectively these sites represent an exceptional example of the forced migration of convicts and an extraordinary example of global developments associated with punishment and reform. Representing the female convict experience, the Cascades Female…
MEET THE RESIDENTS Many of the people who have passed through Cascades Female Factory throughout its history have left a mark that lives on to this very day. People like Mary Phelan, who came to Van Diemen’s Land in 1832 in a cargo of young, respectable single woman intended as servants for the respectable and wives for…