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Woolmers Estate - Australian Convict Site

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658 Woolmers Lane, Longford, TAS 7301
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Woolmers Estate is a farming estate located in Longford, Tasmania, founded in 1817 by prominent grazier and member of parliament Thomas Archer.

It consists of an 82ha property, including a two-part manor house, coach house, the National Rose Garden, extensive outbuildings and convict cottages and formal gardens. It is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Along with Brickendon Estate, Woolmers was inscribed onto the Australian National Heritage List in November 2007 as being of outstanding national significance because of their close association with the convict consignment system and in July 2010 included on the World Heritage list as Australian Convict Sites and amongst the world's

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658 Woolmers Lane, Longford, TAS 7301

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