“Geelong Gaol Museum is one of Australia's most intact 19th-century convict prisons. The museum showcases the history of the Gaol, which has overlooked the township of Geelong for more than 150 years. Geelong Gaol Museum acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which it sits, the Wautharang people of the Kulin nation, and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. Visitors can experience the brutal conditions prisoners endured over its 138-year history, along with displays telling detailed information about this three-story bluestone behemoth. In addition, the Geelong Gaol Museum features exhibits on the Hulks, Colonial Prisons, Executions, the Saga Behind the Armour, and some prisoner stories of those who have spent time behind the bluestone walls. Geelong Gaol Museum is an excellent example of the Geelong region's history.”
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