Lock Up: Behind the Bars at Gaols in Australia and New Zealand
Author(s): John Miller
Lock Up: Behind the bars at gaols in Australia and New Zealand tells the story of the infamous prisons that have housed our criminals since colonial times right up to the present day. Along the way, it looks at the great escapes, tragic executions, paranormal activity, major crimes and notorious inmates. Those featured include Ned Kelly, Darcy Dugan, Ivan Milat, Ronald Ryan, Raymond John Denning, Robert Wallath, George Wilder, Frederick Deeming (at one time reputed to be England's 'Jack the Ripper') and Kereopa Te Rau (also known as 'the Eye Eater'). Lock Up also looks at the development of prison design in Australia and New Zealand, from the early examples based on traditional British designs to the modern-day electronic fortresses modelled on US penitentiaries. John Miller also looks at the progression of criminal justice from the harsh days of capital punishment and executions to modern-day reform methods. This is a journey through the most well-known jails of Australia and New Zealand, including the juvenile prison from which many of Australia's worst criminals 'graduated' during the 1960s - Tamworth's 'finishing school for crims'.
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John Miller has been a journalist and editor for more than 35 years and has also used his wordsmithing skills to write a number of non-fiction books on aspects of Australian history and the unique Australian psyche, including the bestselling The Essential Lingo Dictionary of Australian Words and Phrases.
1. Introduction 2. Model prison for the worst convicts - Port Arthur 3. Prison and workhouse for women - Cascades Female Factory, Hobart 4. Don't give a ride to Solomon Blay - Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart 5. A finishing school for criminals - Tamworth 6. Link with the convict era - Parramatta 7. The 'Electronic Zoo' at Malabar - Long Bay 8. Giving tourists a taste of gaol life - Old Dubbo 9. The Alcatraz of New South Wales - Grafton 10. 150 years as a criminal institution - Maitland 11. Prisoners strike back - Bathurst 12. From 'Killing Fields' to 'SuperMax' - Goulburn 13. Vivid reminder of the city's past - Old Melbourne 14. The feared Bluestone College - Pentridge 15. Close connection with Ned Kelly - Beechworth 16. Haunted by its past - Geelong 17. Bushranger leads mass escape - Ballarat 18. Riot and fire lead to closure - Fremantle 19. Outcry fails to prevent execution - Perth 20. Hangman's spirit lingers - Adelaide 21. Reformatory for girls - Redruth, Burra 22. Notorious Boggo Road - Brisbane 23. Boggo Road of the north - Townsville 24. Warrior Nemarluk proves elusive - Fannie Bay, Darwin 25. Reflection of a nation's history - Napier 26. Fire causes extensive damage - Mount Eden Bibliography Photo credits Index
General Fields
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- : Exisle Publishing Limited
- : Exisle Publishing (New Zealand)
- : 01 September 2017
- : 229mm X 152mm
- : Australia
- : 01 September 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Miller
- : Paperback
- : Paperback
- : English
- : English
- : 232
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