Coal Mines Historic Site
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The Coal Mines Historic Site is a 25-minute drive from Port Arthur, near Saltwater River on the north western tip of the Tasman Peninsula.

From Port Arthur

Travel north along the Arthur Highway to Taranna; turn left onto the B37, then continue as above. Alternatively, continue past Port Arthur to Nubeena and Premaydena, then turn left onto the C341 at the Premaydena shop and continue as above.

From Hobart

Travel down the Arthur Highway to the Tasman Peninsula; turn right at Taranna onto the B37. At the Premaydena shop, turn right and take road C341 for approximately 13 kilometres/8 miles. The road is sealed up until the entrance to the Coal Mines Historic Site.

Coal Mines Historic Site World Heritage

The Coal Mines Historic Site is an outstanding example of the 19th-century European global strategy of using the forced labour of convicts. Illustrating the importance of labour and production, classification, punishment and surveillance in the penal system and the role of the convict in the establishment of colonial economies, the Coal Mines Historic Site is listed as one of the 11 sites that together form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property, inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2010.

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Coal Mines Road
Saltwater River
Tasmania 7186
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Phone: 1800 659 101

Fax: 1800 659 202

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