Army Museum of Tasmania
Established | 1814 |
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Location | Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°53′19.48″S 147°19′31.79″E / 42.8887444°S 147.3254972°ECoordinates: 42°53′19.48″S 147°19′31.79″E / 42.8887444°S 147.3254972°E |
Type | Military Museum |
Owner | Government of Australia |
Public transit access | Davey Street-Taxi |
Website |
armyymuseumtasmania |
The Army Museum of Tasmania is located within Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Anglesea Barracks, constructed in 1814. The Barracks is included on the Commonwealth Heritage List.[1]
The museum is located in the military gaol which was built in 1847. The building has undergone few changes from when it was built despite its multiple uses, including as a girls reformatory, a married quarter, a store and offices.[2]
Displays include items from the colonial period when the British Army occupied the barracks to the current operational deployments with a focus on Tasmanian servicemen and women within the Australian Defence Force.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Australia's oldest operational barracks celebrates its bicentenary". ABC News. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Anglesea Barracks". www.discovertasmania.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Army Museum of Tasmania". Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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