Adelaide Gaol

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Australian Prisons
Adelaide Gaol
Location:	Adelaide, South Australia
Status:	Closed
Classification:	not applicable
Capacity:	not applicable
Opened:	1841
Closed:	1988
Managed by:	Department for Environment & Heritage

Adelaide Gaol was an Australian prison located in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia. The gaol was the first permanent one in South Australia and operated from 1841 until 1988. The prison is now a museum, tourist attraction and function centre.

Construction of the prison cost approximately £40,000 which, being a fifth of the total funding for the establishment of the newly settled colony, was the main cause of a statewide depression and numerous bankruptcies.^[1]

[edit] Notable prisoners

• Squizzy Taylor
• Elizabeth Woolcock
• Rupert Maxwell Stuart
• Bevan Spencer Von Einem

[edit] References

1. ^ State library of South Australia, An Essay on the Adelaide Gaol

[edit] External link

• Adelaide Gaol Official Web Site

South Australian prisons
Adelaide Gaol | Adelaide Pre-Release Centre | Adelaide Remand Centre | Adelaide Women's Prison | Cadell Training Centre | Mobilong Prison | Mount Gambier Prison | Port Augusta Prison | Port Lincoln Prison | Yatala Labour Prison List of Australian prisons