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Encyclopedia > Bathurst Correctional Complex
Bathurst Correctional Centre
Location Bathurst, New South Wales
Status Operational
Security Level  ?
Capacity 222
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Bathurst Correctional Complex is an Australian prison located 3 kilometres west of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The current structure incorporates buildings constructed in [1888][1]. Location of Bathurst in New South Wales (red) Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... km redirects here. ... Location of Bathurst in New South Wales (red) Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ...

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In October 1970, prisoners rebelled at the then-titled Bathurst Gaol, as a result of dissatisfaction with their living conditions. [[Lavatory|Lavatories and sink basins were said to overflow regularly; windows without glass and a lack of central heating meant exposure to the elements[2]. Prisoners spent 18 hours of each day in their cells. Prison officials retaliated after the protestes by beating and punishing prisoners, in what came to be termed the 'Bathurst Batterings'. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For the Grand Central Records albums, see Central Heating (Grand Central album) and Central Heating 2. ... A cell is a single unit or compartment, enclosed by a border or wall. ...


Larger riots in February 1974 caused $10 million in damage, partially due to a fire started by petrol bombs. As a result of this and other problems, J. F. Nagle of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was appointed to a royal commission to oversee reforms to the Australian penal system[3]. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Australian dollar (currency code AUD) has been, since 1966, the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the superior court for the Australian State of New South Wales. ... In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. ...


Notable prisoners

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External links

  • Bathurst Correctional Centre webpage - part of the NSW Department of Corrective Services

References

  1. ^ http://walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWBathurst.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/lcj/wayward/ch2t.html
  3. ^ http://abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/20050711_supermax/prison-chronology.htm


New South Wales prisons
Boys Town | Bathurst Correctional Complex | Berrima Correctional Centre | Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Centre | Broken Hill Correctional Centre | Cessnock Correctional Centre | Cooma Correctional Centre | Darlinghurst Gaol | Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre | Emu Plains Correctional Centre | Glen Innes Correctional Centre | Goulburn Correctional Centre | Grafton Correctional Centre | Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre | John Morony Correctional Centre | Junee Correctional Centre | Kirkconnell Correctional Centre | Lithgow Correctional Centre | Long Bay Correctional Centre | Maitland Gaol | Mannus Correctional Centre | Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre | Mulawa Correctional Centre | Oberon Correctional Centre | Parklea Correctional Centre | Parramatta Correctional Centre | Silverwater Correctional Centre | St Heliers Correctional Centre | Tamworth Correctional Centre | Wentworth Gaol

List of Australian prisons Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Boys Town was an Australian male prison located in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia. ... Berrima Correctional Centre is an Australian female prison located at Berrima, New South Wales, Australia. ... Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Centre is a mimimum security Australian prison for aboriginal males located in Gongolgon, near Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia. ... Broken Hill Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison housing males and females, located in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. ... Cessnock Correctional Centre is a mimimum security Australian prison located in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. ... Cooma Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility located in Vale St, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. ... Darlinghurst Gaol was an Australian prison located in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Dillwynia Womens Correctional Centre is an Australian womens prison located in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. ... Emu Plains Correctional Centre is a minimum security female prison located on Old Bathurst Rd, Emu Plains, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Glen Innes Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian male prison located 40kms from Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Goulburn Correctional Centre is an Australian maximum security male prison located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. ... Grafton Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison for both males and females in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. ... Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian prison at Ivanhoe, New South Wales, Australia. ... John Morony Correctional Centre is an Australian male prison located in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. ... Junee Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian male prison located at Junee, 40km from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... Kirkconnell Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian male prison located 30km east of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Lithgow Correctional Centre is an maximum security Australian prison located on the Great Western Highway at Marrangaroo, New South Wales, Australia. ... Long Bay Correctional Complex is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Maitland Gaol is an Australian gaol or prison located in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. ... Mannus Correctional Centre is an minimum security Australian prison located 10 km north of Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre is an Australian prison located in Silverwater, 15km from Sydney, Australia. ... The Mulawa Correctional Centre is an Australian female prison facility located in Silverwater, 15km from Sydney, Australia. ... Oberon Correctional Centre is an minimum security Australian prison for young male offenders, located 40kms from Oberon, New South Wales, Australia. ... Parklea Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison for young male offenders mainly between the ages of 18 and 25. ... Parramatta Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility located near Parramatta, New South Wales. ... Silverwater Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian male prison facility, located in Holker St, Silverwater, 21km west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. ... St Heliers Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Tamworth Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. ... This is a list of operational and former Australian prisons. ...



 
 

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