Ross Female Factory

The Ross Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in the village of Ross, in the midlands region of Tasmania.

Photo: Ghouston, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ross Uniting Church and Ross Bridge.

Ross Uniting Church

Church

Photo: Ghouston, CC0.

Ross Uniting Church is situated 230 metres northwest of Ross Female Factory.

Ross Bridge is an historic bridge in the town of Ross in central Tasmania, Australia, completed in July 1836. It crosses the Macquarie River. The sandstone bridge was constructed by convict labour, and is the third oldest bridge still in use in Australia. Ross Bridge is situated 440 metres northwest of Ross Female Factory.

Ross Hotel

Pub

Photo: Ghouston, CC0.

Ross Hotel is a pub, which is situated 310 metres north of Ross Female Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ross.

Ross

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ross is a small historic town in the centre of the Tasmanian Midlands, 120 km north of Hobart and 80 km south of Launceston. Ross was first settled in 1821 as a garrison town for soldiers, as a coaching stop on the Midlands Highway and as a market town.

Ross Female Factory

Type: Museum
Description: former prison in Tasmania, demolished apart from the cottage
Categories: prison, archaeological site, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.03348° or 42° 2′ 1″ south

Longitude

147.49359° or 147° 29′ 37″ east

Open location code

4R99XF8V+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95196016

OpenStreetMap feature

building=historic

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q16204876

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In Other Languages

“Ross Female Factory” goes by many names.

French: “Ross Female Factory”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ross Female Convict Station Historic Site and Ross Anglican Cemetery.

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