The convict heritage of Tasmania

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Tasmania's convict heritage certainly adds to the island's special flavour.

Convict craftmanship endures in many fine homesteads and public buildings in Tasmania today.

The Port Arthur Historic Site is a must-visit for anyone wanting to knowing more about the convict history of Tasmania. At Australia's premier convict site, you will get a good understanding of what life would have been like for convicts.

There are other locations where you can see amazing relics and learn more about Tasmania's convict history. Here is a list of places you can visit and what you can see there:

Campbell Town

• Convict Brick Trail where each brick is dedicated to a convict, and inscribed with their details
• Red Bridge

• convict female factory and original burial ground, now an archaelogical site

• Probation Station convict trail site
• Coal Mines Historic Site

Taranna - Norfolk Bay convict trail site at the Norfolk Bay Convict Station.

Tunbridge

• convict built Blackman's River Bridge, Australia's oldest timber single span bridge
• convict built gaol

Convicts who did not do so well

Matthew Brady was an escaped convict who went on to become a notorious bushranger.

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