History of Pentridge

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  • Pentridge Prison first built

    Exact date not given

  • prisoners arrived

  • 'F' Division opened

    remand and short-term

  • Frank Gardiner - one of fifteen to escape that day

  • G' Division opened as an Industrial Reformatory School

    psychiacric problems

  • Ned Kelly was executed

  • Ned kelly's remains were moved to pentridge prison

  • Eddie Leonski

    US soldier and serial killer got executed

  • last female execuation

    australian jean lee was hanged

  • Kevin Albert Joiner-- murderer, shot dead trying to escape

  • last execution

    Ronald Ryan was the last man executed at Pentridge Prison and in Australia. Ryan was hanged in "D" Division at 8.00 on 3 February 1967 after being convicted of the shooting death of a prison officer during a botched escape from the same prison. Later that day, Ryan's body was buried in an unmarked grave within the "D" Division prison facility.

  • prison fire

    Prisoners Robert Wright, Jimmy Loughnan, Arthur Gallagher, David McGauley and Ricky Morris died in the fire. Convicted Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue and 3 other inmates survived as they were evacuated when the fire started.

  • Closed Down

    the prison was closed down beacuse coburg started to become a residential area and it was getting old, and there was also too many riots