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The Great Escape from the Geelong Gaol
26 September 2021
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In 1889, two wily old convicts named Frederick Clarke and Christopher Farrell made the most infamous escape in Geelong Gaol history.
Overpowering a warder in the middle of the night they used a skeleton key to make good their escape over the wall.
Join Deb from the Geelong Gaol Museum and Twisted History to hear the full story of this great escape!
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