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Fannie Bay Gaol
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Background
Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic gaol in Fannie Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. The gaol operated as Her Majesty's Gaol and Labour Prison, from 20 September 1883 until 1 September 1979. Glen SUTTON was the last Superintendent of Fannie Bay and the first Superintendent of the new gaol at Berrimah.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1883
Closed 1980
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1883
Region
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Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5433947)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Fannie Bay Gaol. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fannie-bay-gaol
Chicago
"Fannie Bay Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fannie-bay-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fannie-bay-gaol,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fannie Bay Gaol},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fannie-bay-gaol},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}