A look at the legacy of John Banks, one of the true champions of Boggo Road heritage.
Tag Archives: Prison history
Australia’s Next Top Bizarre Death-Contraption
Read about the bizarre methods of execution proposed by 19th-century Queenslanders.
Slim Halliday: Man or Spiderman?
Did Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday REALLY jump from a cellblock roof to escape from Boggo Road?
When Steele Rudd Met the Kenniff Brothers at Boggo Road
Author Steele Rudd had the unenviable task of informing the Kenniff brothers about the mixed outcome of their appeal against their death penalties.
Did Johnny Cash Really Play a Concert at Boggo Road?
Did Johnny Cash really play a concert at Brisbane’s Boggo Road Gaol? Read about the facts behind the story here.
The Boggo Road Burials Mystery
Were bodies once buried within the grounds of Boggo Road prison? Find out here.
The Moon Man, the Headless Murderer, and Me
The extraordinary story of a Russian scientist visiting Queensland and what he did with the heads of four executed prisoners in Brisbane.
The Number’s Up for Malaita Men on the Boggo Road Gallows
Why were Malaita Islanders the single largest national demographic of executed prisoners at Boggo Road, Brisbane, from 1883-1913?
Boab Prison Trees – Fact or Fiction?
Were boab trees in Western Australia really once used as makeshift lock-up cells, or is just it an urban myth?
Christopher Dawson 