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Richmond Gaol

Layer
Australian Prisons
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Type
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Details

Latitude
-42.7361
Longitude
147.44
Start Date
1825
End Date
1920

Description

This gaol was established as colonists moved away from Hobart Town in search of more farming land, bringing with them convicts to act as unpaid labour. The township of Richmond was proclaimed in 1824, with the gaol and a courthouse opening the following year. The small gaol was often overcrowded, with prisoners forced to sleep in the passageways. After the cessation of convict transportation, the gaol was simply used as holding cells by the local police, before being entirely abandoned in 1920s. Today the gaol is a heritage site open to visitors.

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ID
t949