Wyndham Prison (Old Gaol)
A remote Kimberley jail built in 1896 for Aboriginal prisoners and pearling-labor offenders, now a small heritage museum.
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Wyndham's corrugated-iron cells held men arrested under discriminatory colonial laws, often for leaving cattle stations or resisting forced labor. Heat, isolation, and disease made the gaol a symbol of frontier injustice long after it closed in the mid-twentieth century.
The building survives in a town many tourists only pass en route to the Bungle Bungles. Locals share stories of night watchmen hearing cell doors clang when the building was empty — anecdotes tied to a history the museum confronts directly.
Current site status
Open irregular hours depending on volunteer availability; contact the Wyndham visitor information point before traveling long distances.