at Old Gundagai Gaol
Tuesday, 28 December 2021 from 9:00 PM - Wednesday, 29 December 2021 to 12:00 AM (AUS Eastern Daylight Time) + Add to calendar28/12/2021 21:0029/12/2021 00:00Australia/SydneyOld Gundagai Gaol - 9pm Ghost HuntOld Gundagai Gaol - 9pm Ghost Hunt
Tuesday, 28 December 2021 from 9:00 PM - Wednesday, 29 December 2021 to 12:00 AM (AUS Eastern Daylight Time)
Organiser
Peta Banks
appighosthunts@gmail.com
Address
Old Gundagai Gaol
Corner of Byron Street & First Avenue
Gundagai
NSW 2722 Australia
Old Gundagai Gaol is opposite the Gundagai Police Station on Byron Street, Gundagai.
The entry will be clearly marked. Please meet your guides at this entry 5 minutes prior to your starting time.
There is plenty of street parking on Byron Street.
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Corner of Byron Street & First Avenue
Gundagai NSW 2722
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Old Gundagai Gaol Ghost Hunt
APPI are the Official Paranormal Researchers of the Gaol. Join us at this amazing location, and find out for yourself if it is really haunted.
These tours are run in agreement with the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
Following the devastating 1852 flood, the town lock-up needed to be rebuilt as a watch-house or gaol. Alexander Dawson, the colonial architect, designed the building and Charles Hardy won the tender for it’s construction in 1859. Hardy and Hodson builders completed further additions in 1861, and in 1863 a kitchen was built for the gaol, designed by James Barner, the Government Architect. The magnificent stone boundary wall which still stands today was constructed in 1866.
The gaol consists of a cluster of structures including, The Gaolers residence, the external kitchen block, the hospital (original gaol), the gaol including exercise yard, an outhouse, outbuilding, a well and archaeological remains.
Prisoners with short-term sentences who had been sentenced at Gundagai or at courts in the surrounding district were incarcerated in the Gundagai Gaol. Prisoners, including bushrangers, who were in transit to other gaols were also accommodated there. Although no longer in use, Gundagai Gaol is one of the few remaining gaol compounds dating from 1859 and a rare and largely intact example of its type.
In 1870 the Gundagai Gaol was classed as a ‘lock-up’ or ‘proclaimed gaol’ and could accommodate from four to twenty prisoners. During this year the actual number of prisoners received included 4 debtors; 19 males and 2 females awaiting trial; 55 males and 3 females ‘in transit’; 11 males under sentence to labour; 7 males and 3 females sentenced to imprisonment; with none in solitary confinement. The greatest number received at one time totaled 9.
Gundagai Gaol was closed in the 1970’s and a holding cell was constructed at the Gundagai Police Station in Byron Street.
Please note: Because of the way the Old Gaol was constructed and the slope of the land, it is difficult to access for those with limited mobility. We are sorry for the inconvenience. There are stairways to navigate and uneven pathways.
COVID-19 Safety during this ghost hunt
Cleaning Protocols:
We take standards for hygiene and cleanliness very seriously and are taking steps to ensure the safety of our guests and staff. Our health and safety measures require a thorough cleansing of each area and piece of paranormal investigation equipment prior to its use.
What additional health and safety measures are you taking?
The health and safety of our guests and staff are our biggest priority. We continue to exercise caution with regards to our re-opening strategy to ensure it is in line with the most up-to-date government advice. We have been advanced in preparations to ensure guests and team members are in the safest possible environment. These measures include staff training, continued focus on cleaning protocols and capacity limitations.
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Corner of Byron Street & First Avenue Gundagai NSW 2722, Australia