Berrima Gaol

The gaol is Australia's oldest operating jail and Berrima's most impressive building. The construction of the Gaol was conducted over a four-year period from 1835 to 1839. Between 1863 and 1868 the prison was enlarged and in 1866 the silent system was introduced, speaking was forbidden during the first nine months of a sentence. During WW1 the prison housed German internees and in WW2 it was used to store munitions.