Port Arthur in Tasmania

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The large building in the foreground is the Penitentiary

右前方的大型建築就是監獄

Port Arthur is located on the Tasman peninsula, around 100km south east of the capital Hobart in Tasmania. On the way to Port Arthur, you'll pass through an isthmus called "Eaglehawk neck" which is the only road connecting Tasman peninsula and the mainland of Tasmania with 30m width.

亞瑟港位於塔斯曼半島上，在塔斯馬尼亞的首府霍巴特東南方約一百公里。在前往亞瑟港的路上會經過一個叫做 "Eaglehawk neck" 的地峽，它亦是塔斯曼半島連結塔斯馬尼亞本島的唯一道路，寬度僅三十公尺。

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The buildings of Port Arthur are in front of us, moved downhill toward them
走下丘陵前方就是亞瑟港的建築物

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The model of Port Arthur
亞瑟港模型

This place is surrounded by water, and rumor has it that the waters is shark-infested. In addition to the two advantages just mentioned, "Eaglehawk neck" is the only connection to the mainland, Port Arthur is a nice place to be a prison. The administration of the prison deployed some soldiers with dogs to guard this narrow tunnel which was thought to be the only path to escape.

亞瑟港所在的半島，周圍環海，傳言說周圍海域有許多鯊魚出沒，再加上 "Eaglehawk neck" 地峽是通往本島的唯一路徑，這裡非常適合當作監獄，獄方在此地部屬了帶狗的軍人看守。

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Port Arthur
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This wall would collapse if the authority hadn't used a pole to support it
這面牆如果當地的單位沒有用一根杆子做支撐，它應該早就倒了

In the 19th century, this penitentiary prisoned the hardest of convicted criminals from British. The way they treated the prisoners was not only physical punishment but also psychological punishment. The criminals were hooded and prohibited from speaking.

在十九世紀時，這裡監禁來自英國的重刑罪犯。他們對待犯人的方式不單只是身體上的折磨，還包括了心理的層面。頭部使用頭巾罩住，犯人還被禁止說話。

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It should be a church? Here is quiet secluded, and hard to associate it with the ancient inhuman prison
這應該是教堂吧？這裡非常的清靜，很難將它和古代不仁道的監獄做聯想

In 1804, the population of criminals reached to 1,100, the administration leveraged this man power to operate their manufactories - such as ship building, shoe making, timber and brick making.

一八四○年，犯人多達一千一百人，獄方也借由這些人力，來運作監獄裡的各種工廠，如造船、製鞋、木材、磚頭製造等。

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Port Arthur
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In 1877, the last convict were taken to the other place, Port Arthur was put into auction. After that,   residents settled here one after another. Some old building were gutted because of the fires. The reputation of this old prison didn't decline due to the fires, on the contrary, many visitors came here from it.

一八七七年，監獄裡的最後一位犯人被帶往它處，這裡也跟著被拍賣。陸陸續續有居民來此定居。由於祝融的關係，有許多老舊的建築遭受損毀。舊監獄的盛名並沒有因為損毀而沒落，相反的，有許多的觀光客來此地參觀。

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Guard tower
守衛塔

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Guard tower
守衛塔

On 28 April, 1996, a young person living in Hobart armed himself with  firearm and lots of ammunition. He drove to Port Arthur, strafed and murdered 35 residents. He was therefore sentenced to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole. There were lots of debates on the private ownership of firearms in Australia after this massacre. You didn't have to pay for visiting this place before that, and seems that the policy was changed due to this horrible event.

一九九六年四月二十八日，一位住在霍巴特的年輕人帶著槍枝以及大量的彈藥，開車來到亞瑟港。在此處四處瘋狂的掃射當地居民，多達三十五人遭受殺害。他也因此被判終身監禁並不得假釋。這場大屠殺也引起澳洲關於私人擁有槍枝的爭論。原本進去參觀是不需收費的，似乎是因為這件事情發生之後，遊客都要購買門票才能進入。

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Port Arthur
亞瑟港

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A flock of sheep raised in Port Arthur
亞瑟港裡養的棉羊

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A flock of sheep raised in Port Arthur
亞瑟港裡養的棉羊

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The little girl was attracted by the sheep
妹妹也被棉羊吸引過來了

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Map of Port Arthur
亞瑟港地圖

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Separate prison
隔離監獄

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

Reference:

Official website of Port Arthur

Port Arthur in Wiki (English)

Port Arthur in Wiki (Chinese)

遊澳洲／塔斯馬尼亞／死牢拚觀光　與鬼接觸行程夯 (記者王以瑾)