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Redruth Gaol, Burra

Redruth Gaol, Burra, 1933, courtesy of State Library of South Australia.

Title
Redruth Gaol, Burra
Description

This image shows the building that house Redruth Girls' Reformatory between 1897 and 1922.
The library description states: Redruth Gaol, Burra was erected in 1856 and was the first gaol in South Australia outside of Adelaide. It cost 3200 pounds. It was reopened in 1897 as a girls reformatory after the prisoners were transferred to Gladstone Gaol.

Date
1933
Archival reference

State Library of South Australia Archival Number: B 8635

Source
State Library of South Australia
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External Url
http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:80/record=b2020683~S3

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