- Entry type: Place
- Entry ID: AWE6596
Cascades Female Factory
(1828 – 1970)Summary
Cascades Female Factory was a workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land. Opened in 1828, the Factory expanded to accommodate 1000 women and 175 children by 1853.
The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site is one of eleven convict sites that form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property.