Tasmania Historical Pictures

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Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Learn the stories of convicts as you walk through preserved colonial gaol cells and experience the region’s pristine wilderness on bushwalks and island cruises.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Learn the stories of convicts as you walk through preserved colonial gaol cells and experience the region’s pristine wilderness on bushwalks and island cruises.

At this restored colonial homestead learn about the beginnings of the Van Diemen’s Land Company and European settlement in Tasmania’s northwest.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Admire heritage buildings and explore stunning countryside around one of Australia’s oldest and quaintest cities. 

Step back into the past at the oldest brewery in Australia, a striking Gothic building near Hobart, and try some of the best beers in the country.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

Go to one of the country’s last frontiers of remote wilderness and find world-heritage rainforests, misty mountains and port towns hemmed by forests and rivers.

Once an infamous penal colony, this waterfront city is now Tasmania\'s cultural hub, drawing foodies and nature lovers from all over the world.

Step back into Tasmania’s past as a penal colony and learn about the lives of convicts who were sent to one of the harshest settlements in the British Empire.

A timber sailing ketch from 1867, diving suits and whaler’s harpoons bring Tasmania’s maritime past back to life.

Tour the wild landscapes of this southern peninsula, which is peppered with monumental natural attractions and convict heritage sites.

Hike through a rainforest and picnic on freshly shucked oysters and artisanal cheese at this rugged island off Tasmania’s southern coast.