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The Gaol’s first cellblock was opened in 1845. Gold was discovered in 1851 and in the next four years Melbourne’s population increased from 23,000 to nearly 90,000. Overcrowding soon became a huge problem for the Gaol, with the Argus newspaper complaining in 1853 that the old cellblock was “literally crammed to suffocation”.
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When the Old Melbourne Gaol was built in the mid-1800s, it...
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In total, over 130 people were hanged at Old Melbourne Gaol and the list of inmates, even by 19th century standards, was decidedly odd. Of course the usual rabble of murderers, rapists, arsonists and thieves were ever-present but it also housed children. Some stayed with a convicted parent but in 1857, three year-old Michael Crimmins was sentenced ...
See the chilling gallows and regular dramatisations of Ned Kelly’s story and get yourself arrested at the adjacent City Police Watch House complete with a padded cell. Candlelit ghost tours are run throughout the year with some paranormal enthusiasts claiming to have heard female voices – one claimed to have recorded ‘a ghostly figure with a grotes...
The gaol is in the CBD in central Melbourne: a plethora of trams stop nearby including 30, 35, 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72. Melbourne Central Station is a 5 minute walk away.
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Old Melbourne Gaol. / 37.80806°S 144.96528°E / -37.80806; 144.96528. The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings, and opposite the ...
NameYear BornExecution DateCrimeWilliam Twiggem18242 March 1857MurderChu-a-Luk18272 March 1857MurderDavid Gedge184411 November 1863MurderElizabeth Scott184011 November 1863Murder- July 1924
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- 1 Jan 1845
Open 7 Days. 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. Old Melbourne Gaol. 377 Russell Street. between Victoria & La Trobe St. Melbourne Victoria 3000. $35 Adult. $30 Concession.
Learn about the evolution of the geographical location of Old Melbourne Gaol, from untouched bushland to a prison, and beyond. Continuity and Change: Identify and explain patterns of continuity and change in society to the way of life (VCHHC102) Compare life in the 1800s in the Old Melbourne Gaol to how life is today. Historical Sources as Evidence
For almost 80 years, the Melbourne Gaol was a place of punishment and execution, where men, women and children were incarcerated for crimes ranging from murder to vagrancy. A visit to the Old Melbourne Gaol will introduce you to stories of the many inmates who spent time in its cells, including those incarcerated for minor misdemeanours who ...
