"Salt River", also known as the Salt Bay - a former penal colony Tasman Peninsula about 106 km away from Hobart and 23 km from Port Arthur. On the territory of "Salt River" it was once two in a penal colony. One was agricultural - its inhabitants grown fruits and vegetables and contained a pigsty. Products exported to the colony of Port Arthur and other settlements on the peninsula. And the residents of the second known for its inhumane conditions of detention, coal was mined. In this colony was guarded round the clock 60. Escape here it was virtually impossible due to the inventive alarm system.

Today is the second settlement colony on the list of national heritage of Australia as the location of the historic coal mines. And in place of the former colonies were only ruins and underground chambers, restored in 1977. These cameras - one of the most horrific examples of conditions in which prisoners live across Australia. Here you can see the ruins of a large prison with warning labels, "Danger! "And" Do not go! ". Then we see the old coal mine, which is now - no more than a hole in the ground, enclosed with a fence. The sign next to says: "This is a huge hole - all that remains from the main mine shaft Plunkett Point. Coal mining began in 1834. Prisoners work in the mine was part of the punishment. At the peak of production of about 500 tons of coal each year, go to Hobart. Coal mining was discontinued in 1848, and the mine with a view to public safety sealed. "

Today the ruins of the "Salt River" - a kind of symbol of the history of Hobart, which are eager to see all the tourists coming to Tasmania. From the ruins, you can walk down to the bay Ayronstoun, on the banks of which are arranged a plurality of areas for picnics.