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Tasmania - Richmond Gaol: 15 & 19 May 1832 single-page…
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11-Dec-2017
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Tasmania - Richmond Gaol: 15 & 19 May 1832 single-page documents headed 'Gaol Report', both signed by the Keeper, Dodsworth, listing the prisoners then under his control. Both documents include the presence of prisoners held on 'suspicion of murder', one (Thomas Brooks) for 'Aiding a bushranger' and James Stephenson held on a 'felony' charge. The Richmond Gaol is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833. One of the tasks completed by the convicts who were held at Richmond Gaol was the construction of Richmond Bridge. Most of the gaol buildings have not been changed since convict times. They include an example of a female solitary confinement cell, measuring 2 metres by 1 metre. The buildings include a chain gang sleeping rooms, a flogging yard, a cook house and holding rooms.
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