Point Gelibrand

...a place in the KellyGang story 

see also Pentridge Goal
Melbourne Goal

Areas

Location

Beginings

Point Gelibrand, off Williamstown was the first seaport of Melbourne

Importance of Point Gelibrand

During the gold rush Williamstown was the port from which the miners began their journey to the gold fields. A number of hulks were used as temporary gaols

What was Point Gelibrand like in the late 1870s

Williamstown was a busy port for Melbourne.

Links to the KellyGang

Ned Kelly spent part of his time in the early 1870's in Pentridge and down at the goal quarry and public works depot at Point Gelibrand.
The prisoners were accomodated on the hulks of old sailing ships. This was seen as a worst punishment than life in the Prison.

What happened at Point Gelibrand after the time of the Kelly Gang

 

 

Members of the Point Gelibrand community

 

 

 

 

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What is happening at the Point Gelibrand today - linked to the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story

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