
The tower at the end of the male block of the Old Melbourne Gaol. The gallows where 133 people were hanged are in this part of the gaol, opposite the where prisoners entered.
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The tower at the end of the male block of the Old Melbourne Gaol. The gallows where 133 people were hanged are in this part of the gaol, opposite the where prisoners entered.

The remaining block of the Old Melbourne Gaol. Originally the block extended past the end wall into the female wing.

And of course, Zoe wasn’t going to end-up in the Watch House on her own.

Monday was Gaol Day. We ended up banged-up in the City Watch House, Melbourne’s central remand centre from 1909 until closure in 1994. Luckily our brief stay was soon over and we were released with no record.

The Kate Pullen mural at the top of the escalators from Melbourne Central Station out to Elizabeth Street.
“This wall goes out to all those about to have a conversation with an incredibly loud friend inside an overly quiet train carriage.”

An evening dog walk and some streaky clouds on an otherwise clear sky.

Someone spends a few minutes catching up with “real” life while visiting the Melbourne Zoo.

Another female Cairns Birdwing Butterfly in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo.

A slightly worn female Common Eggfly Butterfly in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo.

A very tatty looking Common Eggfly butterfly in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo.

A male Cairns Birdwing Butterfly in the Butterfly House at the Melbourne Zoo.