Old Melbourne Gaol
The National Trust Australia (Victoria) would like to invite you to take a step back in time to one of the most feared destinations in Melbourne since 1845, the Old Melbourne Gaol.
When the Old Melbourne Gaol was built in the mid-1800’s it dominated the Melbourne skyline as a symbol of authority. Inside the Gaol, dangerous criminals were held alongside petty offenders, the homeless and the mentally ill. Between 1842 and its closure in 1929 the gaol was the scene of 133 hangings including Australia’s most infamous citizen, the bushranger Ned Kelly.
Today you can visit the Old Melbourne Gaol and find out what life was like for the men and women who lived and died here all those years ago.