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The Old
Perth Gaol.
The Old Perth Gaol was built by convicts between 1855 and
1856. It is one of the oldest buildings still standing in Western
Australia. The original entrance to the gaol, shows its classic
Georgian style architecture. Both male and female convicts were
incarcerated, but were kept strictly segregated. The gaol was
operational from 1856. In 1886 authorities closed the gaol and
relocated prisoners to Fremantle, and in 1891 the Old Perth Gaol
began its new life as part of the Western Australian Museum.
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