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- Early British Prisons Timeline (BBC)
- Chronology of the Prisoner Movement in Australia (Justice Action)
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Arthur 'Slim' Halliday rose to prominence in the 1940s as Boggo …
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) SCREW. Apart from other well-kno…
A louse, known as a 'booby' in 19th-century slang. boob Prison. …
‘BRING BACK FLOGGING!’ We hear it often enough, and there would be plenty of vo…
Arthur 'Slim' Halliday. Prisoners are at the centre of the entir…
The standard rituals of executions at Boggo Road had a precise, theatrical qual…
100 Not Out: A Century of Escapes: The Statistics The Elusive Pimpernels …
Many of the escape attempts from Boggo Road prison were subtle affairs, requi…
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) Back in the late 19th century th…
John Andrew Stuart (left) and Jim Finch (right). It has been over 50 years…