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Welcome!  We hope you enjoy your visit to this importantWorld Heritage site managed
by
The Female Factory Historic Site Ltd
and its fantastic volunteer team
.

What's New?

World Heritage

2010 events including:

Irish Roses

Bonnet Workshops

An experience like no other—our original and authentic:

Tea with the Matron

Interpretive Panels on Mothers and Children in the Matron's Cottage

Involve yourself in Christina Henri's international project Roses from the Heart®

Whispers—look for the latest edition of the site's newsletter—you can hve it emailed to you every quarter

New works on the site

Through this gate passed thousands of women and children lest we forget

Photograph of the site in the 1880s from the Syme St side

Looking for a copy of Footsteps and Voices?

Interested in stories of convict women?
Convicts Lives: Women at Cascades Female Factory
is now available.

New Release: Roses from the Heart® CD

Book and CD Orders taken by phone or email.

 

The Site Shop

Visit the redesigned Site Shop for totally Tasmanian quality products.

 

Female Factory Foundation

Join the Female Factory Foundation to support this World Heritage Site.

 

Interesting Snippets

Find out about the Female Factory Research Group and their various projects

An 1883 Perspective

List of convicts at Cascades Female Factory

Register of Boys

Closure of Cascades Gaol

Timeline

More research news (as available)

 

 

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Last updated 12 August 2010

         

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