The Cascades Female Factory Audio Experience provides an overview of the history of the site as well as the stories of the women and children that spent time here. Most of the structures and buildings that made up the Cascades Female Factory have been removed or lost with time. Today, you can take your time as you wander through the space and listen to true tales of the courage, resourcefulness and resilience of the women lived, worked and aspired to a better life outside these same walls. T ...
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Cascades Female Factory Historic Site bears witness to the displacement, oppression and control of women in lutruwita / Tasmania. We honour their pain and loss, their courage and perseverance. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter by the 'From the Shadows' statue in Yard Three (stop 20).…
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After months at sea, women convicts entered through these gates to begin their sentence at the Female Factory. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter at the original entrance to the Factory (stop 4).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Convict women were set to work in homes and farms as part of the Assignment System. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter by the First Class Yard (stop 5).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Chapter 6: The Superintendent and the Matron (Location: Yard 1)
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A husband and wife team, the Superintendent and Matron were in charge of the day-to-day running of the Factory and lived on-site with their large family. Content warning: This chapter discusses infant mortality. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter upstairs in the Superintendent’s Apartment (stop 6).…
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Third Class was also known as Crime Class – this was the Yard for the worst behaved convicts, where punishments and conditions were harsh. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter in the Third Class Yard (stop 7).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Some women brought their children with them on the journey from Britain; some became pregnant whilst serving their sentence. This is was the original Nursery Yard for mothers and children. Content warning: This chapter discusses infant mortality. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter from the location of the first N…
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Chapter 9: The Chapel and the Flash Mob (Location: Yard 1)
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The Christian religion played a big role in the daily lives of convict women. However, Senior Chaplain, Reverend William Bedford, wasn't the most popular person at the Factory ... If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter from the location of the chapel (stop 9).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Written and presented by Zoe Rimmer, who shares the important story of Trukanini and why she is honoured here. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter at Trukanini’s tree (stop 10).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Sadly, no physical evidence of Yard Two remains above ground but it once stood on the other side of Yard One. Find out what was once here… If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter at the far wall in Yard One (stop 11).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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The Probation System replaced the Assignment System in the 1840s. This was a new way to manage, punish and reform convicts. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter as you walk through the exercise yard (stop 12).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Chapter 13: Yard Three - The Separate Apartments (Location: Yard 3)
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The building of Separate Apartments helped enforce a strict regime of silence and separation. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter at the Separate Apartments (stop 13).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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In 1850, a new yard dedicated to the Nursery opened. Despite the new facilities, conditions were still inadequate for the health and care of mothers and babies. Content warning: This chapter discusses infant mortality. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter while walking through Yard 4 (stop 15).…
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Convict women who gave birth here, in the Yard Four factory nursery, were subjected to new, harsh regulations. Content warning: This chapter discusses infant mortality. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter by the wall of Baby Names, a memorial to the infants born at the Factory, in Yard 4 (stop 16). This memorial w…
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The Matron’s Quarters is the only original building remaining on the historic site. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter by the Matron’s verandah (stop 17).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Yard Five no longer exists. It was built on the other side of Yard 2. It was the most modern of all the Yards. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter from the gates in Yard 4 (stop 18).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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With convict transportation to Van Diemen’s Land coming to an end, there was no longer any need for this establishment. So what happened next? If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter as you wander back through to Yard 3 (stop 19).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Yard Three included rooms for the many free people who worked, and sometimes lived, at the Factory. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter in Yard Three (stop 14).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Written and recorded by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community. Cascades Female Factory is located on the traditional homelands of the muwinina people. We acknowledge the muwinina people, the traditional owners of the Land upon which we work, and we pay our respect to Aboriginal Elders; past and present. We respect all Tasmanian Aboriginal people, thei…
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Chapter 2: Introduction (Location: Yard 3 on way to Yard 1)
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A brief introduction to the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site Audio Tour. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter outside the Visitor Centre, on your way to Yard One (stop 2).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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Discover the labyrinth of buildings, walls and structures that once filled Yard One - the first yard of the Cascades Female Factory. If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter in Yard One (stop 3).저자 Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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