Prison Life
Despite its notoriety, life inside Boggo Road was quite routine most of the time. The public were generally only aware of the headline-ma...
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Boggo Through the Decades
1883-1903: A Male Prison 1903-21: The Two Divisions 1921-53: Three Divisions 1953-1960s: Four Divisions 1970s-1980s: A Change is Gonn...
Escapes from Boggo Road
100 Not Out: A Century of Escapes: The Statistics The Elusive Pimpernels Arthur 'Slim' Halliday: Houdini of Boggo Road 1973:...
The Buildings of Boggo Road
Building the 1903 Prison The 'Black Holes' The Archaeology of Boggo Road Why is Boggo Road Heritage-Listed? Cell Graffiti E...
Trouble & Strife
Deaths in Custody 1920s: Trouble at the Road 1934: Boggo Road Warders and the Great Depression 1966: Murder in the Bootshop A D...
Boggo Road Deceased Staff Database
This database of the names of officers who served at Boggo Road has been compiled by Stephen Gage, a prison historian and former officer. I...
Boggo Road Deceased Staff Database: I-L
This information compiled by Stephen M Gage.
Boggo Road Deceased Staff Database: D-H
This information compiled by Stephen M Gage.
Boggo Road Deceased Staff Database: A-C
This information has been compiled by Stephen M Gage.
The Longest Gallows Speech in Queensland History
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) In 1912 George David Silva - variously described as Cingalese, Indian, 'Eurasian’ and a Q...
The Greatest Last Meal of All Time!
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) I recently thumbed through an interesting book called Texas Death Row , a compilation of infor...
Executed Prisoners, Brisbane 1883-1913
After the new prison and cellblock gallows were constructed at HM Prison, Boggo Road, Brisbane in 1883, that prison hosted almost every han...
The Boggo Road Burials Mystery
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) In the excellent 1980 Robert Redford prison movie Brubaker , the chief warden discovers multiple u...
A Suffragette Recalls Boggo Road Gaol
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) The following article about a female prisoner recalling her time inside Boggo Road is adapted...
Tom Uren and Boggo Road
Article by Stephen M Gage Tom Uren. (National Archives Australia) This great gentleman once graced our presence at Boggo Road; he was a b...
Queensland 1948: Reds in the Cell Beds
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) ( Courier-Mail , October 1949). There have been several occasions over the decades when acti...
1883: The Birth of Boggo Road
(The following is extracted from the Brisbane Courier , 3 July 1883. HM Prison, Brisbane - known colloquially as Boggo Road - was used for...
A Damned Good Flogging
‘BRING BACK FLOGGING!’ We hear it often enough, and there would be plenty of volunteers to carry them out, but it’s been a very long time si...
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Arthur 'Slim' Halliday: The Houdini of Boggo Road
Arthur 'Slim' Halliday rose to prominence in the 1940s as Boggo …
The Hanging Process
The standard rituals of executions at Boggo Road had a precise, theatrical qual…
Prison Slang
A louse, known as a 'booby' in 19th-century slang. boob Prison. …
Screw!
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) SCREW. Apart from other well-kno…
A Damned Good Flogging
‘BRING BACK FLOGGING!’ We hear it often enough, and there would be plenty of vo…
Escapes from Boggo Road
100 Not Out: A Century of Escapes: The Statistics The Elusive Pimpernels …
Prison-Made Tattoo Machines
Some of the most popular objects in the Boggo Road Gaol Museum colle…
Life in the 1903 Women's Prison
Upon arrival at Boggo Road, new prisoners had to change out of their street c…
The Toilet Tubs
The No.2 Division cellblocks were built in 1903 and the cells had no toilet…
Boggo Through the Decades
1883-1903: A Male Prison 1903-21: The Two Divisions 1921-53: Three Divisio…
