The document contains 20 black and white photographs documenting Boggo Road Gaol in Brisbane, Australia from 1903 to 1993. The photographs show exteriors and interiors of the gaol including the entrance, gallows, hospital wards, women's prison, kitchens, cells and workshops. Later photographs show the gaol being used to host music concerts after it closed as a prison.
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2. Entrance to Boggo Road Gaol, ca. 1936 (Negative: 62056 ). Exterior view of the entrance to Boggo Road Gaol.
3. Boggo Road Gaol gallows, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative: 110876). Interior shot of Boggo Road Gaol, showing the gallows
where prisoners were hanged, at Dutton Park, Brisbane. This photograph was taken in 1903, ten years before the last man
(Ernest Austin) was hanged in the gaol on 23 September 1913.
4. Hospital wards and warders' quarters at Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33836 ). Exterior view of the
hospital wards and warders' quarters at Boggo Road Gaol.
5. Quadrangle at the female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1912 (Negative:33777 ). View of the quadrangle at
the female division of Boggo Road Gaol in Brisbane. A woman is standing next to a gate in the centre of the photograph while
another stands in a doorway in the background.
6. Warders' quarters at Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33844 ). A warder is standing in front of a white picket
fence that encloses a small yard outside the quarters.
7. Women's prison at Boggo Road, Brisbane, ca. 1903 (Negative:65254 ). The new women s prison, officially opened on the
3rd October 1903, was not connected to the existing men s prison and was maintained and administered separately. It
remained a women s prison until 1921, when the entire Boggo Road site was reorganised to allow for the closure of the St
Helena Island penal
8. Matron's quarters at Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33843 ). Exterior view of the matron's quarters at the
new female division of Boggo Road Gaol.
9. Main gates of the Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane (Negative:65256 ) The photograph shows the main gate to the original
section of the gaol erected in 1881-1887, and was first occupied on the 2nd July 1883.
10. Female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1916 (Negative:33786 ). Exterior view of two women standing by the
gates to the courtyard outside the female division of the Brisbane Prison. Hospital, kitchen, and quarters can be seen. A
lamppost stands in the foreground on the left.
12. Panoramic view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33778 ). South Brisbane new gaol for women.
(Description supplied with photograph.)
13. Prisoners inside the work room in the women's prison of Boggo Road Gaol, 1903 (Negative:33839 ).
14. Aerial shot of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, ca. 1956 (Negative:33761 ).
15. Kit inspections at the new female division of the Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33841 ). Female
prisoners are standing in a line having their kits inspected at the new women's prison. More iInformation taken from: The
Queenslander, 28 November, 1903, p. 21.
16. Aerial view of Boggo Road Jail, Dutton Park, Brisbane, ca. 1952 (Negative:65253 ). Original section of the jail was
erected between 1881-1887. First occupied 2 July 1883. The section in the foreground was replaces in 1971-73.
(Description supplied with photograph).
17. Dinner preparations at the new female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33842 ). Interior view of
three women preparing meals in the kitchen at the new female division of the Brisbane Prison. The kitchen is 'most admirably
appointed. It is fitted with three large coppers, set in brick and cement, water being supplied to each from a separate tap. The
range is a fine double-oven range by Lupton, and is fitted with a patent double coil hot water apparatus, which supplies hot
water to all parts of the building. Two large double-handled refuse bins are provided, and substantial wooden tables'
(Information taken from: The Queenslander, 28 November, 1903).
18. Cell Block B at the female division of Boggo
Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:33840 ).
Exterior view of the cells in ward B of what was at
the time, the new women's prison in Brisbane. A
lamppost stands outside the building.
19. Aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, ca. 1956 (Negative:33762 ).
20. Tailoring and garment making in the female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1913 (Negative:33783 ). Interior
view of female prisoners at work making garments at the Brisbane Prison. Materials are spread out over a table at the back of
the room while the women, dressed in their prison uniforms, are sitting on wooden seats observing others using sewing
machines.
21. Salvation Army band outside the gates of Boggo Road Gaol, Dutton Park, Brisbane, 1928 (Negative:98158 ). The
Boggo Road Prison Comptroller, Mr. Whitney, is greeting Colonel Pennell of the Salvation Army. (Description supplied with
photograph)
22. Prison chapel in the female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1913 (Negative: 33782 ). Interior view of the
chapel in the female division of the Brisbane Prison. An organ stands in the corner of the room near a fireplace with a shelf
and a religious picture above it. Another fireplace is on the right, with a shelf above it, and a picture of Christ on the cross.
23. Aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, ca. 1954 (Negative:45743 ).
24. External view of the female division of the H.M. Prison, Boggo oad Gaol, Brisbane, 1912 (Negative: 33780 ).
25. View of the male and female divisions of the H.M. Prison, Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1912 (Negative:
33781 ).
26. Prisoners using the laundry facilities at the new female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903 (Negative:
33835 ). Interior view of prisoners working in the laundry at the new women's prison. The inmates are washing in tubs lining
the wall as others sort through linen in a separate area in the background. For more information taken from: The
Queenslander, 28 November, 1903, pp. 21, 22.
27. Prisoners having dinner in the exercise yard at the new female division of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, 1903
(Negative:33837 ). Female prisoners are sitting down to a meal at the new women's prison in Brisbane. The inmates are
dressed in their uniforms, including bonnets and aprons.
28. Simon Day from the band Ratcat at the Boggo Road
Gaol for the Jailhouse Rock concert, Brisbane, 1993
(Image Number:27175-0001-0004 ).
29. Powderfinger at the Jailhouse Rock concert held at Boggo Road Gaol in Dutton Park, 1993
(Image Number: 27175-0001-0005 ).
30. View of the crowd and stage at the Jailhouse Rock
concert held at Boggo Road Gaol in Dutton Park,
1993 (Image Numer: 27175-0001-0006 ).
31. Boggo Road Gaol from the air, Brisbane, ca. 1950 (Image Number: 8038-0001-0002 ).
32. Aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, 1929 (Negative: 197150 ).