HM Prison Bendigo

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HM Prison Bendigo
HM Prison Bendigo.jpg
Bendigo Prison shortly after its closure in 2004.
LocationBendigo, Victoria, Victoria
Security classMedium Security
Capacity85
Opened1863
Closed2004
Managed byCorrections Victoria
Bendigo Gaol, 1861

HM Prison Bendigo was a medium security prison facility located in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Constructed in the early 1863, the prison officially closed in 2004,[1] and has since been converted into Ulumbarra Theatre, one of the city's largest performing arts venues. Construction on the prison began in the late 1850s and was originally housed both male and female inmates before they were relocated in 1896.[2][3]

Executions[]

Name Year of birth Date of execution Crime
Edward Hunter 1812 27 November 1885 Murder of James Power at Charlton.[4]
William Harrison 18 March 1889 Murder of John Duggan near Bendigo.[4]
Charles John Hall 1872 13 September 1897 For the murder of his wife .[4]

Cited references[]

  1. ^ "Ulumbarra Theatre". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (16 April 2015). "Bendigo's new Ulumbarra Theatre in the historic former Sandhurst Gaol a fitting venue for premiere of Ned Kelly musical". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Robinson, Claire. "ltu-cha-prison-robinson.pdf" (PDF). communityhistoryoz.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Australian executions 1870 - 1967

References[]

Coordinates: 36°45′16″S 144°16′49″E / 36.75444°S 144.28028°E / -36.75444; 144.28028


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