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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Hwy A9.
Tel 1800 659 101 or (03) 6251 2310.
∑ portarthur.org.au
Open 9am–dusk daily.
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Hospital
This sandstone building was completed in 1842 with four
wards of 18 beds each. The basement housed the kitchen
with its own oven, and a morgue, known as the “dead room”.wn oven, and a morgue, known as the “dead room”.
with its o
Asylum
By 1872, Port Arthur’s asylum
housed more than 100 mentally ill or
senile convicts. When the settlement
closed, it became the town hall, but
now serves as a museum and café.
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Church
Completed in 1836, Port
Arthur’s church was never
consecrated because it was
used by all denominations. The
building was gutted by fire in
1884, but the ruins are now
fully preserved.
