Old Melbourne Gaol

377 Russell St., Melbourne , Victoria, Australia - Phone: 03 8663 7228

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    Beautiful Melbourne

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    After our weekend in Lorne, Monday morning saw the Fitzgerald household at its busiest as their family went on about their day of heading out to school and work. I felt a bit lazy watching Fiona direct the masses to get dressed, eat breakfast, make their lunch and head out the door. I guess it doesn't matter what part of the world we live in, the …

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    Built on Gold

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    I'm up and no idea what time it is. One room mate has left for work, and the others are still asleep. I shower and have the bathrooms to myself. Dressed and ready for the day I head downstairs for my free breakfast and discover it's 8.15am.

    By 8.45am I'm sat in Federation Square ready to face the day ... museum and galleries don't open …

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    Hanging out in Gaol

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    Anyone ever heard of Ned Kelly? He was like the Jesse James of Australia. (there's a Ned Kelly movie staring Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom. Luckily i had watched it a few years ago so i knew the story of Ned Kelly. Saturday we visited the Old Melbourne Gaol (jail) where Ned Kelly was held and hanged. It was such a great experience.There were 3 …

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    Remember, Remember

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    It's a bit of a strange couple of days for us here in Melbourne. I found out yesterday that my family old timer dog has sadly been put to sleep. It was for the best as he was not the dog he used to be, but the distance has made it a little bit odd to take in. I won't say I didn't shed a tear. It put me on a bit of a downer as I always associated …

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  • 2

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  • 3

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  • 5

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  • 6

    Australia - Melbourne

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    ... that we wanted to do whilst in Melbourne - tours that we had missed during the last time we were in town; the Melbourne Old Gaol (Jail) Night Tour and the 'Neighbours' Tour. We then decided to take a wander around town, but instead of just walking ...

  • 7

    City of Culture & Canberra

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    ... , and had lunch at the Telstra stadium. Every word is shortened here, so got confused about the WACA, MCG, SCG..... Visited the old GAOL where you can get arrested (role play only) and as we all stood there with individual charge sheets wondered why ...

  • 8

    G'day cobbers! firstly it felt very weird ...

    ... out to be a boy!!! After more planning and trying to book places for New Year (still no luck)we headed for the old Gaol House. With memories of Winchester prison in mind, we wandered around the cells reading stories of former inmates and the many ...

  • 9

    Aloha for Auntie

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    ... some curry chicken, we hopped on the free tourist tram that runs around the central business district and made it to the old gaol (jail)-turned-museum where Ned Kelly, the famous Australian bandit, was incarcerated, along with his mother, and eventually ...

  • 10

    Baking hot and freezing cold

    ... a bit of shade, ate our lunch and then caught the tram back to the hostel. That evening, we went to a candlelight tour of Melbourne's Old Gaol (the place that Ned Kelly was held in and ultimately met his end, with some help from a bit of rope and a ...