Biloela Reformatory and Industrial School Prison or reformatory Reform school for girls established on Cockatoo Island in 1871. Milestone Opened 1871 {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1871<\/span>"},"date_start":"1871","date_end":"1871"} Closed 1880 {"name":"Closed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1880<\/span>"},"date_start":"1880-01-01","date_end":"1880-01-01"} Replaced by Shaftesbury Reformatory 1880 {"name":"Replaced by","target":"Shaftesbury Reformatory","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1880<\/span>"},"date_start":"1880-01-01","date_end":"1880-01-01"} Type Prison or reformatory {"name":"Prison or reformatory","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Biloela Reformatory and Industrial School by Shirley Fitzgerald , 2010 Product of a public controversy about neglected and wayward children, Biloela Reformatory was seen as an advance on imprisoning girls in adult gaols, but it quickly became a dysfunctional institution and lasted less than a decade. more » image
