Maitland Gaol is an Australian gaol or prison located in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Its construction was started in 1844 and by the time of its closure, on the 30th of January 1998, it had become the longest continually run goal in Australia. It has since been turned into a museum and popular tourist attraction. The city of Maitland is situated in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, near two national highways, a 90-minute drive to Sydney and 30 minutes to the Hunter Valley Vineyards, Newcastle and Port Stephens. ... NSW is a three-letter acronym that refers to: New South Wales, a state of the Commonwealth of Australia U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... // Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The word Gaol can refer to the following: Gaol American/British English jail, can be another word for prison. ... The city of Maitland is situated in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, near two national highways, a 90-minute drive to Sydney and 30 minutes to the Hunter Valley Vineyards, Newcastle and Port Stephens. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... A tourist attraction is a place where tourists, foreign and domestic, normally visit. ...

History

Executions were open to the public until 1861. Hangings took place at the main gates and the back corner of the gaol. Sixteen men were executed at Maitland Gaol between 1843 and 1897 - all for rape or murder. The last man executed was Charles Hines in May 1897 for raping his stepdaughter. Hanging is a form of execution or a method for suicide. ...

Historic photo of Maitland Gaol's main gate and governors house

In 1975 inmates rioted, setting fire to the maintenance block. They used a swag of home made weapons to attack the warders, protesting about the prison system and the gaol's conditions. The infamous Darcy Dugan was blamed for inciting the riot, while 78 of the rioting inmates were transferred to other prisons. Image File history File links Maitland_Gaol_Governors_House. ... Image File history File links Maitland_Gaol_Governors_House. ... Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence. ... The word warder can mean:- A prison guard. ...

In 1977, "Maddog" Raymond Denning and 6 others escaped through an exhaust vent in the shower block. They were all back inside in 2 hours after a massive police swoop on the area. A 5.5m long tunnel was discovered in Cell 7 in C Wing in 1980. It was hidden with a sheet of plastic painted the same colour as the floor. The tunnel was filled in with two truckloads of concrete. There were many other escape attempts but most failed. Everyone who did get over the walls was caught within days. A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building Installing rebar in a floor during a concrete pour In construction, concrete is a composite building material made from the combination of aggregate and cement binder. ...

In 1978, a 23-year-old inmate protested for 16 hours by sitting on top of the gaol's Administration building. At one stage he disappeared over the roof returning with food. Armed with a softwood stake he waved to the Maitland Mercury newspaper and television journalists. Look up Stake on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. ...

Maitland Gaol is also heritage listed.

Notable prisoners

• Charles Hines
• Darcy Dugan
• Raymond Denning
• Andrew Garforth
• Ivan Milat
• George Savvas
• George Ward

Andrew Garforth Andrew Garforth was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 9 year old Ebony Simpson in Bargo, New South Wales, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Maitland Gaol web site

New South Wales prisons

Boys Town | Bathurst Correctional Centre | 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 | Mulawa Correctional Centre | Oberon Correctional Centre | Parklea Correctional Centre | Parramatta Correctional Centre | St Heliers Correctional Centre | Tamworth Correctional Centre List of Australian prisons and detention centres Image File history File links Australia_flag_large. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Boys Town was an Australian male prison located in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia. ... Bathurst Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located 3 kilometres west of Bathurst, 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. ... Mannus Correctional Centre is an minimum security Australian prison located 10 km north of Tumbarumba, New South Wales, 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. ... 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 and immigration detention centres. ...