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Home > State Library and Archives of Tasmania

Category: 1860s

Sewing for freedom: clothes production at the Cascades Female Factory

Piece of paper that detailing the work capacity of different classes of female convicts. Text reads: "Van Diemen's land. Convict department. Revised scale of task = Work. adapted to the capacity of the several classes of female convicts proportioned for the various seasons of the year"

Introducing our new exhibition: Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of Fabrics and Clothing in Tasmania

An old photograph of Bishop's Bark Mill (off York Street) in Launceston. 1890's

The Lady Conductor and the Score of ‘The Toreador’

The first section of a musical score, the title is "The Toreador"

Recently Digitised Material: January-June 2021

2 men holding a banner in front of a bus decorated with balloons and streamers

Recently Digitised Material: October-December 2020

Part of an illustrated travelogue page

Recently Digitised Material

An old photo of a man sitting next to some relics.

Esther’s Story, Part Three: The Cascades Female Factory and Brickfields Invalid Depot, 1870-1877

A painting of a road with a house in the distance and mountains in the background.

Esther’s Story, Part Two: Getting By in Hobart, 1860-1870

A old linned page with cursive writing on it. the lines repeat the phrase "Gross Street Sandy Bay road

Esther’s Story, Part One: The Whaler’s Log

Cursive text on an old page. Text in the seconds half of the image reads: "Be a good girl Esther Mary". repeated 3 times.

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