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Army Museum of Tasmania

Coordinates: 42°53′19.48″S 147°19′31.79″E / 42.8887444°S 147.3254972°E / -42.8887444; 147.3254972
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Army Museum of Tasmania
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Established1814 (1814)
LocationAnglesea Barracks, Hobart, Tasmania
Coordinates42°53′19.48″S 147°19′31.79″E / 42.8887444°S 147.3254972°E / -42.8887444; 147.3254972
TypeMilitary Museum
OwnerGovernment of Australia
Public transit accessDavey Street-Taxi
Websitearmymuseumtasmania.org.au

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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References

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  1. ^ "Australia's oldest operational barracks celebrates its bicentenary". ABC News. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Anglesea Barracks". www.discovertasmania.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Army Museum of Tasmania". Retrieved 11 August 2014.