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	Visitor's Guide to Tasmania's Historic Sites Detailed guides for visitors to Tasmania's many and varied historic sites.			Shipwrecks of Tasmania Tasmania's treacherous coastline has claimed a thousand ships.
	A History of Sealing at Macquarie Island Macquarie Island supported a sealing industry during the 19th Century.			A History of Shore-based Whaling From the onset of European settlement, whaling led to the demise of whales from Tasmania's shores.

Further Information
Shipwrecks, Sealers and Scientists on Macquarie Island
This excellent site was designed by students from Tasmania's Fahan School in conjunction with the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service.

Port Arthur Historic Site
Escape to Port Arthur for the Australian Convict Experience. This Historic Site is managed by the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority.

This page produced by the Parks & Wildlife Service,
a unit of the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment.

The URL of this page is http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/histher.html. This page last updated on Wednesday, 05 March, 2008