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Convict Connections – uncover your ancestral roots

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During Family History Month, the Cascades Female Factory are hosting Panel experts to help you uncover the secrets of your family’s past.
Gain invaluable insights and insider tips to illuminate your family’s journey through history so individuals can craft their own comprehensive family tree.

The panel of experts unveiling the mysteries of genealogy research are:
– The Female Convict Research Centre
– University of Tasmania – Family History
– Friends of the Orphans Schools
– Maureen Martin Ferris
– Hobart Penitentiary, National Trust
– Roses from the Heart – Dr Christina Henri
– State Library and Archives of Tasmania
– Tasmanian Family History Society Inc

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  • Hosted by:
Port Arthur Historic Site
  • Location:

Hobart,

Southern Tasmania,

Tasmania

  • Facilities:
  • Australian Tourism Export Council
  • Conference/Convention Facilities
  • Family Friendly
  • Non Smoking
  • Parents Room
  • Public Toilet
  • Shop / Gift Shop
  • Free Wifi
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Amenities
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer multiple options for booking – web, email, phone
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Accept the Companion Card
  • Employ people with disability
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
  • Have grab rails in the bathroom
  • Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
  • Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
  • Have step free access to the conference or function room
  • Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
  • Next date:
30/08/2025

Hobart

Port Arthur Historic Site
16 Degraves Street
Hobart, Tasmania
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One of Australia’s most iconic travel experiences, Spirit of Tasmania makes travelling across Bass Strait flexible, convenient and easy.

ABN: 39 061 996 174

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Geelong to Devonport ( GEX to DPO )

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August 6th
06:45 pm

On-time

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
07 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
10:00 pm

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07:30 pm – 09:15 pm

10:00 pm
08 Aug, 08:30 am
August 8th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
09 Aug, 06:00 am

Devonport to Geelong ( DPO to GEX )

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August 7th
08:30 am

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06:00 am – 07:45 am

08:30 am
07 Aug, 07:00 pm
August 9th
06:45 pm

On-time

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
10 Aug, 06:00 am