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Latitude
-12.4255
Longitude
130.837
Start Date
1883
End Date
1979

Description

Fannie Bay Gaol in Darwin opened in 1883. Five years later Deputy Sheriff John George Knight collected drawings made by Aboriginal prisoners at the gaol and sent them for display at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, one of the earliest exhibitions of Aboriginal art. Women prisoners at the gaol were housed for many years in the Gaoler's residence, but in 1928 a female cellblock was constructed. The prison was damaged and temporarily closed when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974. The gaol closed permanently in 1979, and is now a museum open to the public.

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t966