Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, W.G.(Geoff) Little, Ballarat Gaol Gallows, 1964, 1964

Historical information

There were around 13 hanging at the former Ballarat Gaol. .1) The large timber used for the gallows was only put in place when a hanging was to take place; .2) The platform for the gallows. The timber was lodged into the wall hitching above the trapdoor; .3) The gallows trapdoor. The fourth photo shows the demolition of the gaol.

Physical description

Three black and white images of the gallows, and the area around the gallows, at the former Ballarat Gaol.

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