The colourful, resilient characters of colonial Tasmania come to life at the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site ...

For more than 100 years visitors to Hobart’s Playhouse Theatre have kept warm through heated oil running through pipes under ...

The manager of a 200-year-old World Heritage site has warned that it could be closed to the public and fall into disrepair if ...

Convict era nails were also found during the renovations. Convict nails found in the floorboards. Picture: The Playhouse Theatre In the foyer the original terrazzo was found under the carpet ...

A Hobart jury hearing the case of a Tasmanian woman accused of siphoning $100,000 from her then-partner’s bank account more than a decade ago has retired to consider its verdicts.

Think haunted houses are creepy? Try entire cities where the past refuses to rest. These seven places are drenched in ghostly ...

From old prisons to wildlife and cuisine to groceries, Barrie resident Peter Bursztyn says Australian cruise well worth the ...

Tasmania is synonymous in a tourism context with its convict past which involves some very dark and cruel history. Several towns are dedicated to preserving the convict past which draw thousands of ...

Sree Sudha confirmed the death penalty imposed by National Investigation Authority (NIA) special court and dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the convicts. “With unassailable certainty we ...

Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania, Australia's southernmost state. Located on the Derwent River, Hobart is a charming ...

The US will pay El Salvador “a small fee” for housing these convicts at the Cecot (Pic EFE) Salvadoran authorities Sunday received 238 members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua and 23 members ...

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