The Cascades Female Factory Audio Experience
The Cascades Female Factory Audio Experience provides an overview of the history of the site as well as the stories of the women and children that spent time here. Most of the structures and buildings that made up the Cascades Female Factory have been removed or lost with time. Today, you can take your time as you wander through the space and listen to true tales of the courage, resourcefulness and resilience of the women lived, worked and aspired to a better life outside these same walls. The audio experience fills in the space between then and now.
The Cascades Female Factory Audio Experience
Chapter 2: Introduction (Location: Yard 3 on way to Yard 1)
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A brief introduction to the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site Audio Tour.
If at Cascades Female Factory, we recommend you listen to this chapter outside the Visitor Centre, on your way to Yard One (stop 2).
Welcome to Cascades Female Factory Historic Site.
This site is one of 11 that together form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property, inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2010.
Cascades Female Factory is one of only a small number of surviving sites associated with the female convict experience. It is a site of sadness, resilience, trauma and hope. It helps tell the story of an important and often overlooked part of Australia’s history.
As you explore the site today you will soon realise not much of the Cascades Female Factory has survived. We ask you to immerse yourself in what has been left behind – the landscape, the environment, the stories and the experiences of the women who were confined here.
Let's begin our tour.