HM Prison Bendigo

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]

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

Executions

Name Year of birth Date of execution Crime
Edward Hunter181227 November 1885Murder of James Power at Charlton.[4]
William Harrison18 March 1889Murder of John Duggan near Bendigo.[4]
Charles John Hall187213 September 1897For the murder of his wife Minnie Hall.[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.
  4. Australian executions 1870 - 1967

References

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