Round House, Fremantle

(Text copied from signages on site)

The Round House was the first permanent building in the Swan River Colony. It was designed by Henry Willey Revely, the colony's civil engineer, and constructed by Richard Lewis & Co for Stg1603. The prison opened on 18th January, 1831. Gaolers were civil employees, not military.

Reasons for Imprisonment in the Round House

Mutiny
Disobedience
Contempt of Court
Breaking Curfew
Seamen kept in custody
Felony
Stealing
Misdemeanour
Larceny
Sick lunatic
Arson
Manslaughter
Murder
Killing a pig
Spearing cattle