Dark sights in Australia
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HM Adelaide Gaol Historic Site
Only decommissioned as a jail in 1988, the HM Adelaide Gaol Historic Site has a grim vibe, but its displays of homemade bongs, weapons and escape devices are amazing. Commentary tapes are available for self-guided tours; guided tours are offered on Sundays, at 11am, noon and 1pm. Ghost tours by appointment.
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Old Derby Gaol
The Old Derby Gaol, next to the police station, is the town’s oldest building, dating to 1906, and is a grim reminder of the hostility and violence between the Indigenous people and European settlers that racked the town from the late 1800s.
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Old Fremantle Prison
In some ways, the Old Fremantle Prison, with its foreboding 5m-high walls, dominates present-day Fremantle. Tales of adventures and hardships experienced here have lived on in the city’s imagination.
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Chinese Cemetery
A number of cemeteries testify to the multicultural makeup of Broome society. On Frederick St, there's a Chinese Cemetery with more than 90 graves and several monuments.
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Pioneer Cemetery
A number of cemeteries testify to the multicultural makeup of Broome society. There's a small Pioneer Cemetery overlooking Roebuck Bay by Town Beach,
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Muslim Cemetery
A number of cemeteries testify to the multicultural makeup of Broome society. In Frederick St, there's a Muslim Cemetery.
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