Old Castlemaine Gaol, built 1856-61, at the height of the gold rush in colonial Victoria, Australia

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The Old Castlemaine Gaol, built 1856-61, at the height of the gold rush in colonial Victoria, Australia, was based on London's 1842 Pentonville Prison. The Heritage-listed building, decommissioned in 1990, is now subject to a controversial redevelopment proposal.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © Philip Game / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: alexander, australian, castlemaine, colonial, colony, controversy, development, gaol, gold, goldfields, heritage, historic, jail, mount, pentonville, prison, rush, victoria, victorian