'After (their) day's work is over the prisoners are mustered, and in rotation the gangs are marched back into the main yard, and to their different divisions.'
'The Vagabond', The Argus, 23 June 1877
Work was a major part of the . . . — — Map (db m310175) HM
1850
Stockade
1851
Pentridge Opens
1859
B Division
Airing Yards
Silent Separate System
c.1860
C Division
1865
A Division
Women
1873
Ned Kelly
1878
Industry . . . — — Map (db m310180) HM
This intersection has been the hub of Coburg since the 1840s. Melbourne's pioneer, John Pascoe Fawkner, bought 596 acres opposite at Coburg's first land sale in in October 1839. He
soon subdivided it into small farms. Sydney Road became one of the . . . — — Map (db m302043) HM
'Warders ... vigilantly do duty in their lonely watchtowers.'
Queanbeyan Age, 6 November 1880
Watchtowers provided an excellent view of fights between prisoners, contraband exchanges and escape attempts.
'Tower duty', the . . . — — Map (db m310176) HM
