Sentences with phrase «old penal colony»

Fort Denison, an old penal colony in the middle of Sydney Harbour, has one of the oldest tide gauges around, having been located there for 128 years.

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On April 28, 1996, a 28 - year - old Australian man named Martin Bryant ate lunch at Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, a historic penal colony that is a popular tourist resort.
Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, it is one of Australians oldest cities, with a greater area population of approximately 205,566.
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