Because they were bored so they made a jail.
The current Old Melbourne Gaol officially opened on 1 January 1845. It was preceded by the first Melbourne Gaol which was built in Collins Street West in 1839-40. This first building was too small, necessitating a newer, larger complex.
If you are asking how many prisoners passed through the gaol its about 50,000
Ned Kelly was the bushranger hanged in Melbourne Gaol in 1880.
Old Melbourne Gaol
The youngest prisoner in Old Melbourne Gaol was 3 years old, however, mothers had their bablies in the gaol and the babies could stay with them until they turned one. I couldn't give you a name though.
There is no famous outlaw currently housed at Old Melbourne Gaol. However, notorious bushranger Ned Kelly was an inmate there in the 1880s.
There were a total of 133 hangings that were carried out at the Old Melbourne Gaol in Victoria, Australia. The most famous of those hangings were the executions of Ned Kelly and Frederick Bailey Deeming.
He was hanged for murder at Old Melbourne Gaol in November 1880
he was only 25 years old when was hung in Melbourne gaol.
Her name was Roman Bar-giora
ned kelly died on 11th November 1880 aged 25 and got hanged up at Old Melbourne Gaol.
Ned Kelly was hung in the Melbourne Gaol in Melbourne, Australia.