Boggo Road Gaol - Notable Prisoners

Notable Prisoners

  • Hon. Gordon Brown – a former President of the Australian Senate.
  • James Finch and Andrew Stuart – the "Whiskey Au-Go-Go" murderers.
  • Arthur 'Slim' Halliday – murderer and escapologist.
  • Nathan Jones – actor and professional wrestler.
  • Patrick Kenniff – also known as Queensland's last bushranger.
  • Debbie Kilroy – prisoner rights activist, founder of Sisters Inside.
  • Craig Petersen – heavyweight boxing champion.
  • Michael Peterson – Australian surfing legend.
  • Ellen Thomson – the only woman hanged in Queensland.

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