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The first gaol (jail) in the Swan River Colonies was built in 1831. It was called the Round House for it's shape. The cells all faced a courtyard with a well. It was used as a holding facility for Aboriginals waiting transport to Rottnest Island.

Picture if the courtyard of the Round House in Fremantle Australia. Copyright jcott@homeboys-adventures-in-australia.comThe prisoners cells were dark and dank as the following two pictures illustrate.

 

 

 

 

Picture of a prisoners view out the window of a cell in the Round House at Fremantle Australia. Copyright jcott@homeboys-adventures-in-australia.com.Picture of a prisoners view out the door into the courtyard at the Round House at Freemantle Australia. Copyright jcott@homeboys-adventures-in-australia.com.

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