the yard
the yard
the yardinside Remains of the Gaol kinky kinkier kinkiest An Gaa An Gaa Death Mask Slum Threat Frederick Bailey Fred Bailey Death Mask Fred Jordan Fred Jordan Death Mask Ernest Knox Ernest Knox Death Mask Martha Needle
Martha Needle Death MaskEmma Williams Emma Williams Death Mask Inside Under the Gallows Punishment Cells Ned Kelly Armour Ned Kelly Death Mask Was Ned Kelly a Terrorist Confrontation Curtain Down Display case detail detail detail detail detail detail Ned the Legend inside door to the women’s prison John Davies cat o’ nine tails
cat o’ nine tailsJohn Styleman The Hangman’s Box
The Hangman’s Box
The Hangman’s BoxGallows lever gallows view Gallows floor and rope rope view to the gallows the front Old Melbourne Gaol the outside
Decided to indulge myself and went on the Hangman’s Night Tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol. 37 of us ended up on the tour, at one point crammed into a single cell to simulate the overcrowded conditions. Good thing we didn’t have to simulate sharing a bucket for a toilet.
Great stories told really well, the guy playing the Hangman was excellent, engaging and entertaining. No ghosties though. The death masks were creepy.
If you are in Melbourne, go. If I find myself back, I’m doing one of the other night tours.