Childrens
Section Index.
The children`s section building
was originally constructed as a contagious disease isolation cell,
possibly as a result of the public outcry concerning Fannie Bay
Gaol accepting prisoners from East Arm Leprosarium. The boundry
at the north west corner of the Gaol site was extended, with a former
Gaoler`s residence demolished ( foundations of the last residence
might still be detected on the north west side outside the fence
). Plans were requested for a three cell isolation block. The plans
were submitted to the Commonwealth Department of Works, Northern
Territory in January 1963 and the building was constructed some
time after that.
The building was used most recently in Gaol history as accommodation
for refugee Vietnamese boat people
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