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to be locked with leg irons to stop them escaping. They were also chained to a nearby peppercorn tree when the gaol was overcrowded, as it often was. No surprise that a new gaol was built and this is where the museum is today.
In the 1880s, Silverton was a mass of canvas and iron shanties, with bearded moleskin-clad men hurrying about the streets, gripped by ‘silver fever’. Hotels and stores were erected in record time and more and more men arrived in droves. Compared to the mad bustle of those times, Silverton’s streets seem almost deserted today.
Learn more about Silverton at the Visitor Information Centre, located in Beyond 39 Dips.
For more information Silverton’s Visitor Information Centre 08 8088 7566
Silverton Hotel
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