Cascades Female Factory
The Cascades Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in South Hobart, Tasmania.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former Australian workhouse; part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Address: 16 Degraves Street, South Hobart, TAS 7004
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knocklofty and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: JTdale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a museum located in Hobart, Tasmania. The museum was established in 1846, by the Royal Society of Tasmania, the oldest Royal Society outside England. The TMAG receives 400,000 visitors annually. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is situated 3 km northeast of Cascades Female Factory.
Army Museum of Tasmania
Museum
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Army Museum of Tasmania is located within Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Anglesea Barracks, constructed in 1814. The Barracks is included on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Army Museum of Tasmania is situated 2 km east of Cascades Female Factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Hobart and Dynnyrne.
South Hobart
Suburb
Photo: Barrylb, Public domain.
South Hobart is an inner suburb of Hobart. It is bound by Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, West Hobart and the Hobart central business district.
Dynnyrne
Suburb
Photo: Canley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dynnyrne is a residential locality in the local government area of Hobart in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 3 kilometres south-west of the town of Hobart.
Tolmans Hill
Suburb
Tolmans Hill is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is likely to be the last large scale greenfield suburban development to take place within Hobart city.
Cascades Female Factory
- Categories: prison, historical cultural heritage site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.89381° or 42° 53′ 38″ southLongitude
147.29925° or 147° 17′ 57″ eastOperator
Port Arthur Historic Site Management AuthorityOpen location code
4R99474X+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 175529088OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1046891
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Cascades Female Factory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cascades Female Factory”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصنع كاسكيدز النسائى”
- French: “cascades Female Factory”
- French: “Cascades Female Factory”
- German: “Cascades Female Factory”
- Hausa: “Masana’antar Mata”
- Japanese: “カスケーズ女子工場”
- Spanish: “Prisión femenina de Cascades”
- Swedish: “Cascades Female Factory”
- Turkish: “Cascades Kadın Fabrikası”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yard 3 and Yard 1.
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