Cash's Cottage

Cash's Cottage Follow our journey restoring Tasmania's 1860s heritage home and ochard owned by notorious bush range What a special place you have entered!
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What a quirky blend of the best of everything Tasmanian;
History, Art, Nature & Food

Tasmania's 3rd oldest home built in 1860, this cottage was the home of notorious Irish convict and bush ranger Martin Cash. His criminal exploits include robbery, shooting a man in a jealous rage, escaping from Port Arthur twice and shooting a policeman. Due to his popularity he was pardoned from execution and h

e retired from a life of crime, living out the rest of his days in this cottage. His 1870 autobiography 'The Adventures of Martin Cash' was a best seller in Australia. Only 4km away from MONA museum this cottage offers a base for discovering one of Tasmania's finest, tourist attractions. This cottage also displays the works from local artist as well as award winning local food produce available for sale. 100% of the sales go back to the local artists and producers

Set on 20 acres of bush at the base of Wellington Park allows nature to be right on your doorstep. The cottage offers a peaceful garden with a rivulet running through it. It is also an ideal base for outdoor activities within walking distance of Wellington Park walking and mountain bike tracks.

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220 Montrose Road
Hobart, TAS
7010

Telephone

+61457531559

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Tasmania's historical home built in 1860, this cottage was the home of notorious Irish convict and bush ranger Martin Cash.

His 1870 autobiography 'The Adventures of Martin Cash' was a best seller in Australia, describing his adventures as a bushranger on the run in Tasmania and the horrors of the British/Australian penal system.

His feats include his escape from Port Arthur Penal settlement twice by swimming across the shark infested waters of Eagle hawk neck and evading capture for years as a bushranger. Due to his popularity he was pardoned from ex*****on and was sentenced to a brutal stint on Norfolk Island.

In 1855 he returned to Tasmania where he purchased a small farm and orchard, “resolving to spend the residue of my stormy and eventful life in the calm and tranquil enjoyment of rural retirement”. He dies peacefully in his home in 1877 at 67 years old.