The massive ancient Boab Prison Tree is believed to be around 1,500 years old and sits on the outskirts of the remote northern town of Derby in Western Australia's rugged Kimberley region. The tree is an incredible 14 metres in diameter. With its hollow centre and door cut into its side, the Boab Prison Tree was once used by early police patrols in the 1890s as a lockup for Aboriginal prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Prison Boab Tree, Derby, WA
The massive ancient Boab Prison Tree is believed to be around 1,500 years old and sits on the outskirts of the remote northern town of Derby in Western Australia's rugged Kimberley region. The tree is an incredible 14 metres in diameter. With its hollow centre and door cut into its side, the Boab Prison Tree was once used by early police patrols in the 1890s as a lockup for Aboriginal prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
