Tasmania has a rich cultural heritage and many of Tasmania's historic sites are open to the public. Don't miss the opportunity to visit such sites to gain a better understanding of the places and events that have shaped the community we are today.
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Once a thriving osmiridium mining settlement, Adamsfield today lies abandoned with scattered relicts.
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First lit in 1838 Cape Bruny Lighthouse is second oldest and longest continually staffed existing lighthouse.
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The Coal Mines Historic Site was Tasmania's first operational mine.
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The Eaglehawk Neck Historic Site offers visitors a unique perspective upon a security system which operated during the convict period.
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In the very early 1900s, East Pillinger was a bustling port town. Today, the wilderness has reclaimed much of its former glory.
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Old mine shafts, abandoned farmers' huts and the remains of whalers' camps today form part of the rich cultural heritage of Freycinet.
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Highfield House can be regarded as the 'birthplace' of European settlement in Tasmania's north-west.
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At the time of first European settlement, it was thought that mutually supporting batteries on both sides of the Derwent could turn Hobart Town into a fortress.
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The Lisdillon salt works is one of only two early salt manufacture works in eastern Australia where substantial remains can still be found.
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Constructed in 1833, the Low Head Light Station was the third to be established in Australia, while he Low Head Pilot Station comprise the earliest surviving pilot buildings in Australia.
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Maria Island has undergone many phases of settlement, leaving a complex, but intriguing legacy of historic heritage.
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Tasmania's first nature reserve was created around Russell Falls in 1885 and the national park, along with Freycinet, it is the oldest in Tasmania.
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Richmond gaol is the oldest, still intact, gaol in Australia, predating the penal colony at Port Arthur by five years.
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Ross Female Factory Site, built in the early 1840's, incarcerated female convicts from 1847 to 1854.
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Sarah Island Historic Site is Tasmania's oldest convict settlement, operating from 1822 to 1833.
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Standing 48 metres tall and built in 1870 for the purpose of producing lead shot, the Shot Tower is the only remaining circular sandstone shot tower in the world.
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On the border of Tasmania's Central Plateau, the Steppes was the home of highland graziers since 1863.
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Waldheim Chalet offers an insight into the early history of the Cradle Mountain area and the people instrumental in the establishment of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park.