HM Prison Beechworth was a medium security Australian prison located in Beechworth

Beechworth, Victoria

Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s...

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

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Australia

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Construction of the current structure was begun in 1859 and completed in 1864 at a cost of 47,000 pounds. The prison closed in 2004 and the site has been purchased by private contractors. A replacement facility, the Beechworth Correctional Centre

Beechworth Correctional Centre

The Beechworth Correctional Centre is a minimum security prison, located in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. It was opened in January 2005 as a replacement for the now-closed HM Prison Beechworth....

, was opened in January 2005.

Executions

Name	Year of birth	Date of execution	Crime
Patrick Sheehan		November 6, 1865
John Kelly		May 4, 1867
James Smith		November 11, 1869
James Quinn		November 4, 1871
James Smith		May 12, 1873
Thomas Brady		May 12, 1873
Thomas Hogan		1879
Robert Rohan		June 6, 1881

See also

• The Age
  The Age
  The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
  
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