The Tasmanian State Government is proud to acknowledge that five of our most important and highly significant Tasmanian convict sites have been included in the historic 'Australian Convict Sites World Heritage serial nomination' that was lodged by the Australian Government with UNESCO in Paris in January 2008.
The Tasmanian Convict Sites included in the nomination are the Brickendon-Woolmers Estates near Longford; the Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart; the Coal Mines Historic Site and Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula; and the Darlington Probation Station on Maria Island on the East Coast.
In addition to the Tasmanian sites, the nomination involves four sites in New South Wales: the Old Government House and Domain, Hyde Park Barracks, the Great North Road and the Cockatoo Island Convict Site; the Fremantle Gaol in Western Australia; and the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area on Norfolk Island.
Each of these places is already protected at a State and a National level. All of the Tasmanian sites are listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. A copy of the registration details is contained in the attached data sheets. For information on the National Heritage List refer to: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/index.html.
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