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National Crime & Justice Museum - Geelong Gaol

Central Geelong heritage museum inside the old gaol, with prison-history displays, public toilets and daily afternoon hours.

Greater Geelong202 Myers Street, Geelong VIC 3220 Source

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The current Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine listing places the National Crime and Justice Museum at 202 Myers Street, Geelong. It says the museum is housed in the most intact 19th-century colonial prison in Victoria, opened in 1853 and closed in 1991, with displays covering prison conditions, criminal-history artefacts, colonial prisons, the hulks, Stitched Up, Saga Behind the Armour and Eureka Stockade material. Listed facilities include family-friendly access, public toilets, shop or gift shop, coach parking, enquiry desk and gallery or museum facilities, with visitor hours shown as 12pm to 5pm daily.