HM Prison Fairlea

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Australian Prisons
HM Prison Fairlea
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Status: Closed
Classification: ?
Capacity: ?
Opened: 1925
Closed: 1993
Managed by: ?

HM Prison Fairlea was an Australian female prison located on Yarra Bend Drive in the suburb of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. It was built on the site of the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, with remnants of the walls and gates being used in the layout of the prison. The prison has since been demolished.

Main gate
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Main gate

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Prisons in Victoria
Acheron Boys Home | Allambie Reception Centre | Ashendene Boys Home | Beechworth Correctional Centre | Dame Phyllis Frost Centre | Fulham Correctional Centre | J Ward | Hillside Boys Home | HM Prison Ararat | HM Prison Barwon | HM Prison Beechworth | HM Prison Bendigo | HM Melbourne Assessment Prison | HM Prison Dhurringile| HM Prison Fairlea | HM Prison Geelong | HM Prison Langi Kal Kal| HM Prison Loddon | HM Prison Morwell River | HM Prison Pentridge | HM Prison Sale | HM Prison Tarrengower | HM Prison Won Wron | Illoura Children’s Home | Ivanhoe Hostel | Melbourne Custody Centre | Mirallee Reception Centre | Old Castlemaine Gaol | Malmsbury Youth Training Centre | Marngoneet Correctional Centre | Old Melbourne Gaol | Metropolitan Remand Centre | Pirra Girls’ Home | Port Phillip Prison | Turana Youth Training Centre | Winlaton Youth Training Centre

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