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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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