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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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...
'A disgrace to civilisation': Scenes From Boggo Road, 1887
A major inquiry into the management of the Queensland prison system took place in 1887, and the final report remains one of the most fascin...
The 1984 Foot-and-Mouth Threat
In January 1984, a letter was sent to Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Peterse n . It contained a threat to spread foot-and-mouth disease in ...
1951: Visit to the Men's Prison
The following is adapted from the July 1951 article 'Industry, Discipline Keynotes of Modern Gaol' by Courier-Mail reporter Pat Ll...
1937: A Visit to No.2 Division, Male Prison
The following is adapted from an article titled 'WORLD APART: A Visit to His Majesty's Prison at "Boggo Road"' by M...
1920s: That’s Entertainment!
'The Picture that made the Prisoners of Boggo Road Jail cry'. ( The Standard , 1922) Moving into the 1920s, the great reformin...
1892: New Prison Regulations
New prison regulations came into effect in Queensland in 1892, introducing clearly-defined rules for staff and inmates. The following d...
1937: A Visit to the Women’s Prison
The following account of a visit to the small Female Division prison off Annerley Road is adapted from an article in the Telegraph , 13 Fe...
The Bredhauer and Longland Reports
Escape rope, Boggo Road, 1980s. (BRGHS) The obviously worsening security situation at Boggo Road prompted far-reaching official response...
1988: The Kennedy Report
In 1987, one hundred years after the landmark 'Inquiry into Gaol Management' of 1887, the Queensland prison system - and Boggo Ro...
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The Hanging Process
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