Army Museum of Tasmania explained

Army Museum of Tasmania
Location:Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania
Type:Military Museum
Owner:Government of Australia
Publictransit:Davey Street-Taxi

The Army Museum of Tasmania (formerly known as the Military 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia's oldest operational barracks celebrates its bicentenary. ABC News. 23 April 2017. en-AU. 3 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Anglesea Barracks . www.discovertasmania.com.au . 23 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311000452/http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm?siteid=297&display=product&productid=9000904&srch=true . 11 March 2007 . dead.
  3. Web site: Army Museum of Tasmania . 11 August 2014.