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Port Arthur is one of the most significant heritage areas known in Australia and is the most popular tourist attraction in Tasmania. Port Arthur is located 80 kilometers from the Tasmanian capital Hobart. Port Arthur was settled in 1830 and was a timber station, best known as a penal colony. From 1833 to 1850's, and was the destination for the hardest Irish and British crinimals,and any second law breakers also got sent to Port Arthur. The reason for Port Arthur to have some of the worse criminals in the world is because of the isolation from all other civilisation and also because Tasmania is an island and there is no way a criminal could swim or survive back to the main land of Australia, with shark infested waters all the way around. There was one route back to the main land, called 'the neck' but only visible on low tide but was always guarded by dogs and guards. In 1836 a tramway was estabilished between Port Arthur and Taranna, built by the convicts. Only 3 convicts were ever to escape successfully. In Point Puer the British set up a prison also for juvenile boys, these crimes were from stealing toys to worst and hosted boys young as nine.