The Hanging Towns
Unsurprisingly, Queensland's capital seat of capital punishment was Brisbane, where a total of 80 people were 'launched into eterni...
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Executed Prisoners, Regional Queensland 1864-90
As the new colony of Queensland expanded its frontier throughout the 1860s, new towns could measure their growing status by the presence of...
The Second Rockhampton Gaol (1884-1948)
The first Rockhampton prison, built in 1864 on land bordered by South and Murray streets, was in serious disrepair by the late 1870s and had...
The First Rockhampton Gaol (1864-84)
This prison was officially proclaimed open on 29 March 1864, making Rockhampton the second town in Queensland (after Brisbane) to have such ...
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