Fremantle Prison
The Fremantle Prison is a former prison in Fremantle. It is listed on the Australian National Heritage List [1] and on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the eleven Australian Convict Sites.
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It was used as a prison intermittently from 1855 to 1991, and as a maximum security prison in more recent years.[2]
Today the former prison is used exclusively for tourism. In addition to visits and various guided tours, there is also a youth hostel in the former prison.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/fremantle-prison retrieved on September 3 2015
- ↑ "Fremantle Prison Timeline - History - Fremantle Prison, Western Australia". Archived from the original on 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ↑ Fremantle Prison YHA, Official site of the youth hostel.
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