The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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 he...
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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Chapter 8: Yard One Nursery (Location: Yard 1)
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 Nursery (stop 8).
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Chapter 12: Probation System (Location: Yard 3)
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).
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Chapter 9: The Chapel and the Flash Mob (Location: Yard 1)
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).
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Chapter 16: Mothers and Children (Location: Yard 4)
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 was researched and developed by tour guide, Shelly Kube.
About The Cascades Female Factory Audio Experience
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. The audio experience fills in the space between then and now.
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