TRIAL BAY GAOL Photo Gallery

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All photographs in this gallery were taken by R. J. Burling

View of Trial Bay Gaol
Trial Bay Gaol was commenced in 1877 as an experiment in penal reform. It was constructed of locally quarried pink and gray granite with the first wing being completed in 1886 and completed in 1890.

It was closed in 1903 but reopened in 1915 to hold internees from Germany as a result of World War I, where they were allowed out onto the beaches during the day but locked up at night.

Trial Bay Gaol now houses a museum that covers the history of the gaol and is well worth the visit when you are in the area.

View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol
View of Trial Bay Gaol


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