Doing Time in Fremantle


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November 15th 2008
Published: November 17th 2008
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After more than a month in my new home here in Western Australia, we decided to go a bit farther out and visit Fremantle. After a quick stop in Perth (30 minutes or so by train) to get some cash, we took the train to Fremantle (I think another 30 minutes). It was a gorgeous day and Fremantle was the perfect venue for a day out. First we had lunch at Cicerello's, reputedly the best restaurant at... Read Full Entry



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22 people can fit into a solitary confinement room
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but after you close the double doors, there's almost no light and definitely no sound in there. and in the olden days, just swearing at the guards can land you in here.
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the real thing - 43 men and 1 woman were hanged in this gallows
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the ropes are burned after each execution
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there is a science to the height and weight; it should snap the spine exactly between the 2nd and 3rd vertebrae
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the last execution was in 1964. ironically, that man was buried on top of the only woman ever executed here.
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the beam that holds the noose came from the Perth Gaol, raising the total executions it has seen from 44 to a hundred or so
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someone's getting married! a vintage bridal limo outside the WA Maritime Museum
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they look like matchboxes at the pier



18th November 2008

interesting walk in fremantle, reminded me of my field trip in fort santiago :-)

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