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The Hanging Process
The standard rituals of executions at Boggo Road had a precise, theatrical qual…
The Boggo Road Burials Mystery
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) In the excellent 1980 Robert Redford …
Prison Slang
A louse, known as a 'booby' in 19th-century slang. boob Prison. …
The Toilet Tubs
The No.2 Division cellblocks were built in 1903 and the cells had no toilet…
Screw!
Article by Christopher Dawson, MPHA (Qld) SCREW. Apart from other well-kno…
Arthur 'Slim' Halliday: The Houdini of Boggo Road
Arthur 'Slim' Halliday rose to prominence in the 1940s as Boggo …
A Damned Good Flogging
‘BRING BACK FLOGGING!’ We hear it often enough, and there would be plenty of vo…
The Bredhauer and Longland Reports
Escape rope, Boggo Road, 1980s. (BRGHS) The obviously worsening security si…
The 'Black Holes'
The 'Black Hole' punishment cells have become a major but very misu…
Prison-Made Alcohol
'Fortunately Boggo Road was virtually drug free during my time there. Hom…
