Boab Prison Tree King River

Boab Prison Tree King River. Boab Prison Tree, Kasane 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) TripAdvisor The Boab Prison Tree is a large hollow Adansonia gregorii (boab) tree just south of Wyndham, Western Australia, near The Diggers Rest and the Moochalabra Dam (Wyndham's water supply), on the King River road Prisoners were captured for things like stealing cattle and were.

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This is the 'Boab Prison Tree', widely thought to have once been used as a makeshift lockup around the turn of the 20th century. A hollow behemoth, this Adansonia gregorii (Boab) tree on the King River road was more than just a part of the landscape; it was a silent witness to a turbulent chapter of Australian history.

IMG_E8889 The prison boab King River Road Jon Clark Flickr

The Boab prison tree is also said to have been used as a prison, or as a holding area for Aboriginal prisoners being transported long distances to the gaol at Derby The tree is about 15 meters in circumference and the trunk is hollow This is the 'Boab Prison Tree', widely thought to have once been used as a makeshift lockup around the turn of the 20th century.

Boab Prison Tree Broome and the Kimberley. Unlike the famous Derby "Prison Tree", this tree really was used as a prison in Australia's early history as a halfway point and overnight stop between Old Halls Creek and Old Wyndham Prisoners were captured for things like stealing cattle and were.

BOAB PRISON TREE (Kasane) Ce qu'il faut savoir pour votre visite. This tree was a halfway point and overnight stop between Old Halls Creek and Old Wyndham It is set against the backdrop of the Cockburn Range and the King River.