

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free: Explore Battery Point's Semaphore Cottage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 am – Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 am (+11:00)
- **Event Description**: For the first time in decades, Semaphore Cottage is open to the public on a regular basis.

Recognised as the oldest surviving building in Battery Point, Semaphore Cottage was originally built as the guardhouse for the Mulgrave Battery, Hobart’s first defensive fortification. Over time, it evolved into the central headquarters for the semaphore telegraph system, which extended from Hobart to Port Arthur. 

This system, one of the most advanced of its time, could transmit messages across a 54-kilometre chain of stations within minutes.
The cottage’s historical significance was acknowledged in the 1930s when the Shiplovers’ Society of Tasmania led a successful campaign to save it from demolition.

Today, the cottage is cared for by Maritime Museum Tasmania. Step inside and explore its remarkable story and its role in Hobart’s maritime past.

Come and discover a hidden part of Hobart’s maritime heritage.

With thanks to the Hobart City Council for their generous support in making these public openings possible
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hobart/free-explore-battery-points-semaphore-cottage/200029728178415
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029728178415?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hobart-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hobart
- **state**: TS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Princes Park
- **lat**: -42.88793468778
- **long**: 147.3372492584
- **full address**: Princes Park, 99 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia, Hobart

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Maritime Museum Tasmania (https://allevents.in/org/maritime-museum-tasmania/21979380)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 am (+11:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Princes Park, 99 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia, Hobart
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Maritime Museum Tasmania
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Free: Explore Battery Point's Semaphore Cottage ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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