Adelaide Gaol - AGPS

11/12/2024

**Capture the Chills: Share Your Adelaide Gaol Experience**

We love seeing the amazing photos captured during the tours! This incredible shot perfectly captures the eerie atmosphere of the Gaol.

Whether you're a history buff, a paranormal enthusiast, or simply looking for a unique experience, Adelaide Gaol has something for everyone.

Book your tour today with the Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society!

Have you visited Adelaide Gaol recently? Share your photos with us in the comments! Let's keep the spooky stories flowing!

09/12/2024

𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡!

This is a new and factual tour we have developed for your enjoyment and entertainment.— at Adelaide Gaol.

It is a history tour with a difference. It covers the darker side of the more unusual characters and grisly events that have graced the Gaol’s precincts.

These are explained in detail. Executions and ex*****oners, foul murderers and serial killers, con-men and loose women. The tragic tales of loss and grief are all explored. We explain how hangings are conducted and where the murderers are buried.

If you are looking for an exciting, darker and different take on South Australia’s history, this is the tour for you.

The duration of the tour is approx. 2 hours with a maximum of 20 people per tour.

Book a Murder & Mayhem Tour today!

Booking your Adelaide Gaol tour is quick and easy with our online booking system.

06/12/2024

𝐅𝐀𝐐: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧?

While our guided tours offer a unique and immersive experience, we also cater to those who prefer to explore at their own pace. With Self-Guided Tours, you can have:

✅ Flexible Exploration.
You can visit the Gaol independently during our opening hours (10 AM to 4 PM).

✅ Self-Paced Discovery
Take your time to explore the exhibits, cells, and historic structures at your own leisure.

✅ Immersive Experience
Even without a guide, the Gaol's atmosphere and historical significance create a captivating experience.

Book your tickets now!

04/12/2024

𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 - 𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙤𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚-𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧!

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝐭𝐡, 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓!

Step beyond the veil and into the world of the unknown. Our intense paranormal investigations take you deep within Adelaide's most haunted building, where restless spirits are said to linger.

Imagine:
✅ Using real paranormal investigation equipment to capture EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) and other chilling evidence.
✅ Feeling the icy touch of an unseen presence as you explore the Gaol's most notorious hotspots.
✅ Witnessing unexplained phenomena that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew.

This is NOT for the faint of heart! But for those who crave a truly unforgettable paranormal adventure, the Adelaide Gaol awaits.

Book your Paranormal investigation TODAY and prepare to face the unknown!

Join a paranormal investigation at Adelaide Gaol. Uncover the secrets of this haunted location, document eerie phenomena and face the unknown if you dare.

02/12/2024

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝘂𝗿 Tour Schedule for the first half of December!

Come and Book a tour with the Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society and help us promote and preserve the Adelaide Gaol as an educational museum, a major tourist attraction and a valuable part of South Australia’s heritage.

See you there!

29/11/2024

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society?

We love hearing about your experiences! Whether you braved the chills of a ghost tour, learned fascinating facts on a history tour, or had a blast with the family on a twilight tour, please leave a review on our Google Business Profile page.

Your feedback helps us share Adelaide's rich history and keep the stories alive!
We'd also love to see your photos! Tag us in your posts and use the hashtag

Your feedback helps us preserve Adelaide's history and create unforgettable experiences for everyone. See you on your next visit!

27/11/2024

**𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞**

To provide the best possible experience for all our guests, we have limited group sizes for our tours. This allows our knowledgeable guides to dedicate personalized attention to each participant.

✅ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Due to the nature of these investigations, we limit groups to a maximum of 12 people.

✅ 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬
These tours have a maximum group size of 20 people.

✅ If you need to book for a larger group, please contact us so we can arrange it.

By keeping group sizes manageable, we can create a more intimate and engaging atmosphere, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the chilling history and paranormal activity of Adelaide Gaol.

Book your tour today and help us preserve Adelaide Gaol!

25/11/2024

Join us for a chilling journey through Adelaide Gaol's haunted halls this December!

Our guided tours offer a unique opportunity to explore this iconic landmark and support a worthy cause.

As a not-for-profit organization run entirely by volunteers, the Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society is dedicated to preserving this historical gem.

When you book a tour, your ticket directly contributes to restoring and maintaining the Gaol, ensuring its legacy for future generations.

Book a tour now to support our mission!

24/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

Glen Sabre Valance
24/11/1964
Permanent gallows in the Hanging Tower

Glen Sabre Valance was convicted of shooting his former employer, Richard David Strang, with a rifle while Strang lay sleeping with his wife. Valance added to his crime by then ra**ng Strang’s wife as she lay alongside her husband’s body.

It was claimed that Valance should have been acquitted on the grounds of insanity. At this time, public opinion was building against hanging and there was a world trend toward the abolition of capital punishment.

Glen Sabre Valance was hanged on 24 November 1964. Valance was the last man to hang in South Australia and the second to last in Australia.

22/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

William H Francis
22/11/1927
Permanent gallows in A Wing (New Bldg)

William Henry Francis, 24 years of age, of Mount Gambier, was executed in Adelaide Gaol at 8 o'clock on the morning of 22nd November 1927 for the murder of his wife.

The last words Francis uttered were in the condemned cell before he was led out. They were the fourth verse of the twenty-third Psalm: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me."

Source: National Library of Australia

20/11/2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬?

We understand that unexpected circumstances may arise, and we want to ensure a fair and transparent policy for our guests.

Please review the following cancellation and refund guidelines:

✅ Refunds are at the discretion of the AGPS.
✅ Refunds will not be given for non-attendance.
✅ If you are unavoidably prevented from joining the tour, you may transfer your place to another person.
✅ We reserve the right to cancel any tour that does not meet our minimum attendance requirements one day before the tour date. A full refund will be available for this event, or you may transfer your booking to another tour.

We appreciate your understanding of our cancellation policy. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us.

18/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

Joseph Stagg
18/11/1840
Portable gallows in front of Gaol main gate

Hanged for the murder of John Gofton near Torrens Island. The first public ex*****on to be conducted outside Adelaide Gaol, with a crowd of roughly seven hundred in attendance

16/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

Natalla Habbibulla
16/11/1906
Permanent gallows in A Wing (New Bldg)

Hanged at Adelaide Gaol for the murder of his wife in Bristol Street, Adelaide.

15/11/2024

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝘂𝗿 Tour Schedule for the second half of November!

Come and Book a tour with the Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society and help us promote and preserve the Adelaide Gaol as an educational museum, a major tourist attraction and a valuable part of South Australia’s heritage.

See you there!

14/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

Charles P O’Leary
14/11/1946
Permanent gallows in A Wing (New Bldg)

Charles Patrick O'Leary, the South East murderer, was hanged at the Adelaide goal at 8 a.m on 14 November, 1946. O'Leary was sentenced to death for having murdered Walter Edward Ballard, at Nangwarry, on July 7. He went to the .gallows with a smile on his lips. Asked if he had anything to say before his ex*****on he turned to the small gathering of officials and said, "Thank you, gentlemen."

A heavy guard of mounted, motor traffic and foot police was placed round the gaol and senior police officials were in the precincts of the gaol, but there was no demonstration.

It was the first ex*****on carried out by the hangman, whose identity is known only to the sheriff (Mr. A. S. Blackburn) and one or two gaol officials. (source: National Library of Australia)

11/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

Frederick 'Fred' Carr was hanged on 12 November 1929 for the murder of his wife, Maude at the permanent gallows in A Wing (New Bldg). He protested his innocence, even up until the final moments before his death.

Carr is said to have exclaimed, while in the condemned cell, 'the law requires my body, but it cannot have my soul, as I am innocent."

(source: www.adelaidegaol.sa.gov.au)

10/11/2024

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 📅

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 – 𝐌𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐨 (𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐰, 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐨)

Mah Poo (Bark Bow, Muck Poo) was hanged on 10/11/1895 at the Portable gallows inside Gaol between the walls for the killing of Tommy Ah F**k, a Hindley Street cafe owner.

In the early hours of one August morning in 1883, three men cleaning out a cess pool (toilet) at the rear of the City Hotel in Hindley Street, Adelaide, were surprised to find the body of a man in the pool. On closer inspection, the body was seen to be that of a Chinese male. Doctor Clindening, a city doctor, was sent for. On his arrival he identified the body as being Tommy Ah F**k, a Hindley Street cafe owner.

One witness, You Ting Lee, told the inquest that during the week that Tommy disappeared he had seen Mah Poo wearing a gold pin belonging to Tommy. Further enquiries revealed that Poo had bought a revolver and later that week he had opened a bank account in the name of J. Bing. The revolver was found in Light Square lying in the grass, by two boys. Police traced it back to Poo.

Ma Poo's body was later buried in the northern lane area of the gaol. His initials and date of ex*****on were marked on the wall.

08/11/2024

𝐅𝐀𝐐: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭?

Absolutely! We can certainly accommodate private tours for special occasions or group events. The Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society is experienced in hosting groups of all sizes, from social clubs to school groups.

Here's how it works:

✅ Contact Us: Reach out to us through our Contact Us page to discuss your specific needs, including group size, date, and any special requests.

✅ Tailored Experience: We'll work with you to customize your tour experience. Whether you're interested in a historical tour, a paranormal investigation, or a combination of both, we can tailor the tour to your group's interests.

Contact us today to start planning your private tour!