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The place behind the detail.
A homestead, convict-built farm buildings and a rose garden offer several ways into the story of Woolmers Estate.
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lutruwita/Tasmania
Woolmers Estate acknowledges the original custodians of lutruwita/Tasmania and pays respect to their Elders.
The estate’s colonial story is one recent chapter in a much longer history of this land.
A family estate
Thomas Archer was granted 800 acres here in 1817. The weatherboard house was begun in 1819, and an Italianate addition, designed by William Archer, followed in 1842–43. Six generations of Archers lived here until 1994.
More than 700 convicts were assigned to the family over 35 years, and 18 original convict-built buildings remain.
One of eleven Australian Convict Sites
Woolmers and Brickendon were added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010 as part of the Australian Convict Sites, among the few still in their original rural setting.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
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