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'The Circle' inside Parramatta Jail used to house intractable prisoners during the 1960s and 1970s. Bernie Matthews and Mick Anderson tried to escape from this section of the prison 8 December 1971 by attacking three prison guards and taking their keys. The escape attempt was thwarted after tower guards raised the alarm. The Circle was dismantled during the 1990s.
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Guard Tower at Parramatta Gaol. |
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Guard Tower at Parramatta Gaol. |
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Guard Tower at Parramatta Gaol. |
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Guard Tower at Parramatta Gaol. |
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Front gate of HM Grafton Gaol - The Alcatraz of the NSW prison system used to house intractable prisoners 1943-76. |
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Guard tower overlooking the yards where intractable prisoners were housed inside Grafton Gaol during the day. |
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5 Cell maximum security in The Circle at Parramatta Jail.This cell had reinforced walls and extra sets of bars installed after Darcy Dugan tried to escape from it. it was the home of Bernie Matthews when he was confined in The Circle during the 1970s.
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Interior of 4 Wing at Parramatta Gaol
during the 1970s. |
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'The Circle' inside Grafton Jail during the 1960s and 1970s was used to exercise intractable prisoners on the weekends. |
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The Back Yards at Bathurst Gaol. After the 1974 Bathurst Riot prison guards herded all prisoners into these yards before forming two rows and systematically baton-whipped each prisoner as they were forced to run the gauntlet to a waiting convoy of prison vans that took them to other prisons. |
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