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Port Arthur graveyard #50220608
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Old gravestones in the Isle of the Dead located in the harbor off Port Arthur, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. The Isle of the Dead was used as the graveyard for the penal settlement of Port Arthur from 1833 to 1877. Around 1000 persons are buried there, comprendendo a mixture of Officials, soldiers, their Families, seamen, convicts (including boys from Point Puer) , invalids, paupers and lunatics. The island is reached by taking a cruise and participating in the Cemetery Tour.