Boggo Road was not the first prison in Queensland. In fact, it was about the 12th carceral facility opened north of the Tweed River (not counting police lock-up cells) since the convict years. These pages cover the story of each of the colonial Queensland prisons, and also some early 20th-century structures.
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| Female Factory, 'Moreton Bay Plans', 1838, (Queensland State Archives) |
Learn all about the solitary cells and gaol room at the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement that housed convicts.
2: Queen Street, Brisbane (1850-60)
2: Queen Street, Brisbane (1850-60)
Learn about the prison that once stood on Brisbane's downtown Queen Street in the 1850s, and everything that was wrong with it.
3: The Gaol on Petrie Terrace (1860-83)
3: The Gaol on Petrie Terrace (1860-83)
Learn about the history of the prison on Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, from 1860-1883.
4: Fortitude Valley Police Gaol (1863–1903)
4: Fortitude Valley Police Gaol (1863–1903)
Learn about the 19th-century police lock-up at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, that held short-term female prisoners - and why it failed.
5: The First Rockhampton Gaol (1864-84)
5: The First Rockhampton Gaol (1864-84)
Learn about the history of the first prison at Rockhampton prison, Queensland, from 1864-1884.
6: Toowoomba Gaol (1864-1903)
6: Toowoomba Gaol (1864-1903)
Learn about the history of the Toowoomba prison, Queensland, from 1864-1903.
7: The 'Julia Percy' and the 'Proserpine' (1863-67)
7: The 'Julia Percy' and the 'Proserpine' (1863-67)
Learn why an old ship on the Brisbane River, Queensland, was used as a makeshift prison in the 1860s.
8: St Helena Island Penal Establishment (1867-1932)
8: St Helena Island Penal Establishment (1867-1932)
Learn about the history of the St Helena Island Penal Establishment on Moreton Bay, Queensland, during 1867-1932.
9: Roma Gaol (1872-1903)
9: Roma Gaol (1872-1903)
Learn all about the 19th-century prison at Roma, Queensland, that was open from 1872 -1903.
10: Maryborough Lock-Up (1877)
10: Maryborough Lock-Up (1877)
Learn all about why the lock-up at Maryborough, Queensland, was turned into a prison in 1877 just for the execution of two men.
11: The First Townsville Gaol (1878-96)
11: The First Townsville Gaol (1878-96)
Stuart Creek was not the first prison in Townsville, Queensland. Read about the original prison here.
12: The First Boggo Road Prison (1883-1960s)
12: The First Boggo Road Prison (1883-1960s)
Learn about the first prison to open off Boggo Road in Woolloongabba, Brisbane.
13: Mackay (1883-1935)
13: Mackay (1883-1935)
Learn all about the Rockhampton prison of 1884-1948, the second one in this Queensland town.
15: Police Lock-ups of 1887
15: Police Lock-ups of 1887
Was there a police lock-up in your local town in the 1880s? Check this complete list of Queensland lock-ups.
16: Thursday Island Prison (1891-1983)
16: Thursday Island Prison (1891-1983)
Learn about Queensland's northernmost prison, which opened on Thursday Island in 1891.
17. Blackall (1891-1902)
17. Blackall (1891-1902)
Learn about this quiet prison in the north-west of Queensland.
19. Cooktown (1893-1922)
19. Cooktown (1893-1922)
Page under construction.
20. Stewart's Creek Penal Establishment, Townsville (1893-)
20. Stewart's Creek Penal Establishment, Townsville (1893-)
Page under construction.
21. Cairns Prison (1897-1925)
21. Cairns Prison (1897-1925)
Page under construction.
The short but complicated history of a World War 2-era prison farm.
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