Adelaide Gaol

Adelaide Gaol

Infobox Prison
prison_name=Adelaide Gaol
location=Adelaide, South Australia


status=Closed
classification=not applicable
capacity=not applicable
opened=1841
closed=1988
managed_by=Department for Environment & Heritage

Adelaide Gaol was an Australian prison located in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia. The gaol was the first permanent one in South Australia and operated from 1841 until 1988. The prison is now a museum, tourist attraction and function centre.Construction of the prison cost approximately £40,000 which, being a fifth of the total funding for the establishment of the newly settled colony, was the main cause of a statewide depression and numerous bankruptcies. [ [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/adelaide/gaols/gaols.htm State library of South Australia, An Essay on the Adelaide Gaol] ] From 1840 to 1964, 45 people were executed by hanging at the Gaol. William Ridgway was the youngest at 19, Elizabeth Woolcock the only woman and the last was Glen Sabre Valance. [Information sign at the Adelaide Gaol, mid 2007]

Notable prisoners

* Squizzy Taylor
* Elizabeth Woolcock
* Rupert Maxwell Stuart
* Bevan Spencer Von Einem
* Valerio Ricetti

References

External links

* [http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/adelaidegaol/index.html Adelaide Gaol Official Web Site]
* [http://www.adelaidegaol.org.au/ Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society's site]
* [http://www.history.sa.gov.au/ History Trust Of South Australia]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Adelaide+Gaol Flickr - Adelaide Gaol Pictures]
* [http://www.paranormalaustralia.com/tours/unicorn.html Paranormal Australia - Adelaide Gaol Ghost Tour]
* [http://www.postcards.sa.com.au/features/adelaide_gaol.html Postcards - Adelaide Gaol]
* [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/adelaide/gaols/gaols.htm South Australian State Library - Adelaide Gaol History]
* [http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view.php?pid=UQ:13845 Paranoia, Prisoners and Politics: The Contract for the Adelaide Gaol]


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