Escape and Execution of Angus Murray
Angus Murray was the last man to be executed on the gallows of Old Melbourne Goal in 1924. His...
The Season of Murder
Christmas is supposed to be the season of giving and family and presents. But it is not everyone’s favourite...
Generations of Hassett’s in Geelong Gaol
The Hassett family have their origins in Birdhill, Ireland and is just one of the families with links to...
The Great Escape from Geelong Gaol
In 1889, two wily old convicts named Frederick Clarke and Christopher Farrell made the most infamous escape in Geelong...
The Only Woman Executed in South Australia – Elizabeth Woolcock
Elizabeth Woolcock’s life ended on the portable gallows inside the Adelaide Gaol in December 1873. She was only 25...