Beechworth Jail

Ned Kelly spent quite a few weeks here waiting for the magistrate to arrive, this could take a few months. There were normally 20-30 men in the jail cell which was approx. 3x4 mtrs. The men were on the left and the women on the right hand side. Neds Mum and sister Kate (just a baby)were locked up for a few weeks. The mortar between the granite building blocks was extremely thin, this was to stop prisoners from digging out the mortar ,pulling the large blocks out and escaping.

Alitia & Quentins Australian Tour

February 9th 2010
To All Our Family and Friends Quentin and I finally left 102 Canning Hwy, South Perth, Western Australia on the 10th of February, 2010! We left with a plethora of mixed emotions; excitement, sadness, happiness, elation, exhilaration, grief etc etc. Its probably one of the hardest things we have done, leaving our families especially our daughters as we are very close to them. On the other side, ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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