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The '''Port Arthur massacre''' of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1996/04/30/1996-04-30_aftermath_of_horror__death_t.html Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35] New York Daily News 30 April 1996</ref> '''Martin Bryant''', a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole.
 
The '''Port Arthur massacre''' of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1996/04/30/1996-04-30_aftermath_of_horror__death_t.html Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35] New York Daily News 30 April 1996</ref> '''Martin Bryant''', a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole.
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The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.[1] Martin Bryant, a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole.


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  1. Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35 New York Daily News 30 April 1996