Feb 27, 2019
In celebrating Queensland Women’s week with this year’s theme “financial security and literacy”; we have chosen to highlight how the lives of women of Boggo Road Gaol were directly affected with financial insecurity and circumstance.
In today’s episode we are sharing the tragic story of Margaret Dove Fraser a...
Feb 20, 2019
Research Co-ordinator Sue Olsen speaks with Director Kate Jorgensen about the short documentary SLIM that has been made at Boggo Road Gaol documenting the life of the notorious Arthur Ernest Halliday, otherwise known as Slim. Kate shares the process of developing the documentary and the upcoming launch date for...
Feb 13, 2019
In this Episode Gaol Director Jack Sim and Research Coordinator Sue Olsen are joined inside by Tiana Adair, Museum Assistant from the Queensland Police Museum - our partners in crime.
Tiana is here to promote our new Crime, Law and Justice Trail and to discuss a fascinating exhibition at the museum on Arthur Ernest...
Feb 7, 2019
In this episode of Boggo Gaol Director Jack Sim and research Co-ordinator Sue Olsen discuss the early years of Arthur Ernest Halliday otherwise known as Slim Halliday. 2019 marks 80 years since Slim came to Boggo Road Gaol for his first decent stretch of time. This sentence is a dramatic turning point in the life of...