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Campbell Street Penitentiary Chapel

At the Gallows

At the Gallows

At the Lower Wall

At the Lower Wall

In the Cell

In the Cell

In the Chapel

In the Chapel

In the Courtroom

In the Courtroom

In the Gardens

In the Gardens

In the Kitchen

In the Kitchen

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Campbell Street Penitentiary Chapel

Situated on the corner of Brisbane and Campbell Streets in Hobart, Tasmania, the Penitentiary Chapel was built in the early 1830's according to the design of Irish born Colonial Architect and Civil Engineer John Lee Archer. Originally designed as a Chapel for the growing ale convict population in Hobart Town, the Chapel served the adjoining Prisoners Barracks or Penitentiary, which later became the Hobart Gaol. Today the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site remains a fascinating insight into Colonial Tasmania. There is the beautiful 1834 tower with the two Courtrooms remaining virtually unchanged for over 150 years,and the Gaol Chapel restored to display John Lee Archer's original design. Come along and and participate in one of the guided tours. You can learn more at the Penitentiary Chapel website:

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In Issue Fifty

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    TG  #50:  The White Knights + Spherical Lenses + Western Travels + In Our Nature: Antarctica + Saltmarshes + GIANT TREES

  • In Our Nature - An Antarctic Photo Gallery By Cara McGary

    Images from the Land of the Penguins

  • A Graphical Introduction to Tasmania's Saltmarsh Lifeforms and Processes By Vishnu Prahalad

    What lives at the land's end, ansd what happens?

  • A Meeting with the White Knights of Evercreech By David Tng

    The last and largest of the white peppermints

  • Travels in Tasmania: The West By Special Arrangement

    An introduction to the island - up over the central mountains, down to the West Coats, and to the northwest coast - all in less than 30 minutes!

  • Catching the Light - Five Glass Spheres By Alistair Luckman

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  • Giant Trees of Tasmania - Where to See Them and Why They're Important By Editor

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In no particular order...