Old Melbourne Gaol
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The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City
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Old Melbourne Gaol in 1922
Calico hood
Old Melbourne Gaol gallows
Frederick Bailey Deeming
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Frederick Bailey Deeming was an English serial killer who was convicted and executed for the murder of his entire family in Rainhill, Merseyside, England, and his second wife in Melbourne, Australia.
Old Melbourne Gaol
…as a prison between 1845 and 1924, it held and executed some of Australia's most notorious criminals, including bushranger Ned Kelly and serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming. In total, 133 people were executed by hanging. Though it was used briefly during World War II, it formally ceased operating as a prison in 1924, with…
19th-century illustration comparing Deeming and 'Jack the Viper' of Whitechapel
Grave of Emily Mather, Melbourne General Cemetery
Jack the Ripper 1888