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Jun 16, 2018 · The Fremantle Prison Collection includes a small but significant collection of artworks done by prisoners, including approximately 300 moveable items such as painted furnishings, works on canvas and board, drawings, and sketches.
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May 26, 2024 · As the largest intact convict-built prison in Australia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fremantle Prison offers visitors a fascinating and haunting look at the lives of the men and women incarcerated here from 1852 to 1991.
With less than 60 men imprisoned in Western Australia under the convict system, the British government negotiated to hand Fremantle Prison over to the colonial authorities. This excellent photo, courtesy of Roel Loopers , shows the 'VR 1855' on the admin building.
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Built by convicts between 1852 and 1859 from limestone quarried from the hill on which it is built, the prison was originally intended for imperial convicts but by 1886, only about 60 were left in a jail built to house a thousand. When Perth Gaol closed in 1888 and the local population grew with the gold rush of the 1890s, Fremantle Prison got busy...
Today, Fremantle Prison is one of Australia’s most popular tourist attractions and while entry to the gatehouse is free and includes the Convict Café, gift shop, prison gallery and an interactive visitor centre, there are a number of fascinating, interactive tours. The Tunnel Tour which takes you on a subterranean boat ride through convict-built tu...
The prison is in central Fremantle, a 15 minute walk from the High Street and 20 minutes from The Roundhouse. Fremantle itself is a south western suburb of Perth – you’ll want a car to get here, or hop on a 30 minute train from central Perth to Fremantle station, which is a 10 minute walk away from the prison.
- Sarah Roller
1900-1920 Officers at Gatehouse entrance wearing pith helmets. 2008 Restoration of Gatehouse facade to original features. 1970s Wray Gates with Parade Ground and Anglican Chapel behind. Courtesy of Local History Collection, Fremantle City Library.
Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, and tunnels.
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