Old Castlemaine Gaol

Old Castlemaine Gaol
Location	Castlemaine, Victoria
Opened	1857
Closed	1995

The Old Castlemaine Gaol was a prison located in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The prison was modelled on Pentonville; the present building replaced the original, designed by Inspector General John Price, was never occupied. Built in 1861 to house offenders from the goldfields and nearby towns, it served various functions in the penal system before it was closed down and its prisoners transferred to HM Prison Loddon in 1990. Since, it has been used as a hotel and tourist attraction. It served as the studio for local community radio station WMA FM 94.9. It is now open to the public and offers regular guided tours where visitors can explore what lies behind the old stone walls of this prison. The complex also includes the Governor's Cafe and is the venue for a number of shows and events.^[1]

The grounds were originally landscaped by renowned landscape gardener Hugh Linaker.^[2]

Notable prisoners

Peter Dupas – serving a life sentence for multiple murder and rape.

Executions

Name	Year of birth	Date of execution	Crime
David Young	1831	21 August 1865	Murder of Margaret Graham
Long Poy		10 March 1866
William H Terry		31 July 1867
John Hogan	1815	14 August 1868
Ah Pew		23 May 1870	Murder of Elizabeth Annie Hunt
James Wilkie	1844	20 May 1872
Samuel Wright	1813	11 March 1873
Pierre Barbun	1841	20 May 1873
Ah Kat		9 August 1875
John Duffus	1820	22 May 1876	Criminal Assault of daughter

References

↑ http://wmafm.com/
↑ "Mont Park Psychiatric Hospital Precinct (listing RNE100229)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2008-11-12.

Clark, Mary Rillis (1995). "Castlemaine's magic gaol on the hill." The Age. 13 May.
Mitchell, Glenn (2003). "A Night in Irons." Herald Sun (Melbourne). 4 January.
Wilkinson, Geoff (2005). "Rapist looked after my daughter." Herald Sun (Melbourne). 6 December.

Prisons in Victoria

Operational facilities for adults	Barwon Beechworth Dame Phyllis Frost Dhurringile Fulham Hopkins Langi Kal Kal Loddon Melbourne Assessment Prison Ivanhoe Hostel Melbourne Custody Centre Mirallee Reception Centre Marngoneet Metropolitan Remand Centre Port Phillip Tarrengower

Operational facilities for juveniles	Acheron Hillside Illoura Children’s Home Malmsbury Youth Training Centre Turana Youth Training Centre

Closed facilities	Allambie Ashendene Ballarat HM Prison Beechworth Bendigo Castlemaine Fairlea Geelong J Ward Kilmore Melbourne Morwell River Pentridge Pirra Homestead Sale Winlaton Won Wron

See also: List of Australian prisons

Coordinates: 37°3′43″S 144°12′41″E / 37.06194°S 144.21139°E / -37.06194; 144.21139

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