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Toowoomba Gaol is a historic Australian prison site in Toowoomba, Queensland. ==History of site== The original Toowoomba Gaol opened in 1864〔http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/component/docman/doc_details/4408-toowoomba-city-centre-heritage-report-volume-1-part-2?tmpl=component〕 and William Murphy (who served in the Crimean War) became first Governor of the Toowoomba Gaol.〔http://www.toowoombahistory.org.au/gallery〕 Female prisoners were transferred from Central Gaol, Brisbane, to Toowoomba Gaol in 1870.〔 A woman's reformatory with a well-patronised laundry was constructed in 1883-84 by Richard Godsall outside the prison walls and opened in 1869.〔 On 14 Sep 1898 the prison was proclaimed a prison for females only.〔http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=934#bookmarkDescription〕 The gaol was closed in 1903 after the prisoners were transferred to Boggo Road Gaol and demolition commenced. Some of the hand-made bricks (using clay dug from pits in Queens Park) from the demolished structure were used to build the Boer Wall Memorial Gateway at the Margaret Street end of East Creek Park near the Mother's Memorial,〔 after being held in storage, as the plaque thereon states.〔 After the prison closure in 1903, it was reused for several purposes before becoming Rutlands Guest House from 1930 to 1959.〔〔 It was purchased by the DeMolay Order (DeMolay International) for 6000 pounds in 1960〔http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/de-molay-house〕 and renamed DeMolay House. The whole original site and surrounding modern buildings, including the Repertory Theatre, are the source of many ghost sightings/tales.〔〔 One of the original "dark cells" is still part of the basement.〔 At night the ghost of a reformatory inmate can be seen in the attic on the first floor of the building. One of the girls was so unhappy with her situation that she committed suicide by hanging herself there.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toowoomba Prison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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