Old Geelong Gaol
Cnr Myers and Swanston Streets, Geelong, The Great Ocean Road, Queensland 3220
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Disabled Facilities: No
Operating Hours: Thursday 11am - 3pm Friday 11am - 3pm Saturday 1pm - 4pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm Open during Public and School Holidays Closed: Christm CONTACTS:
Phone: 03 5221 8292.
Visit Old Geelong Gaol
Some say you can hear the rattle of iron manacles in the ghostly Old Geelong Gaol. And no wonder! Built in 1853, the giant bluestone edifice has housed some of Victoria's toughest and most notorious criminals. In the early days, many felons were hanged on the gaol's gallows. Today, visitors can tour the former high-security prison that was still in use until July 1991. The gaol was based on the design of the Pentonville prison in the United Kingdom and constructed of basalt (locally known as bluestone). Convicts were used to do the work and they were housed in hulks moored in Corio Bay. The Rotary Club of Geelong operates the gaol as a tourist attraction. Visitors can stroll the eerie, cold prison corridors, experience the primitive conditions prisoners faced and see solitary confinement cells where stale bread and water were on the menu. The prison gallows were first used in 1863 and a display depicts this macabre event. James Murphy was hanged for beating a policeman to death with a hammer.
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