Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham, Australia
Gunnar Heilmann
Gunnar Heilmann www.gunnarheilmann.com
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Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham, Australia
Gunnar Heilmann
Gunnar Heilmann www.gunnarheilmann.com
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Australia Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham

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the Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham is located just outside of Wyndham by the King River: 15° 37′ 49.8″ S, 128° 5′ 42″ E

The tree has a history to be actually used as a overnite prison:
"When blacks were bad, in the 'nineties, this tree was used as a prison. The holes in the limbs indicated that it was hollow, and the police cut out an opening and had a cell with a capacity of more than 100 square feet, where the natives were locked up at night.[1]"
"Giant Bottle Trees.". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 26 February 1931. p. 54. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor Nearly no other people
Best Timing Sunset
Sunrise & Sunset 05:31 - 17:32 | current local time: 19:28
Photo Themes aboriginal history Landmark tree

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