Trial Bay Gaol
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Trial Bay Gaol is a historic 19th-century coastal prison and heritage site located near South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trial Bay Gaol canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4665095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial Bay Gaol Context triple: [South West Rocks, hasAttraction, Trial Bay Gaol]
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A.
Fannie Bay Gaol
Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic former prison in Darwin, Northern Territory, now preserved as a museum and heritage site.
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B.
Old Wentworth Gaol
Old Wentworth Gaol is a historic 19th-century Australian prison in Wentworth, New South Wales, preserved as a heritage site and museum showcasing early colonial penal history.
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C.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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D.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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E.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial Bay Gaol Target entity description: Trial Bay Gaol is a historic 19th-century coastal prison and heritage site located near South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
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A.
Fannie Bay Gaol
Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic former prison in Darwin, Northern Territory, now preserved as a museum and heritage site.
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B.
Old Wentworth Gaol
Old Wentworth Gaol is a historic 19th-century Australian prison in Wentworth, New South Wales, preserved as a heritage site and museum showcasing early colonial penal history.
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C.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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D.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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E.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed site
ⓘ
historic prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian-era prison design ⓘ |
| associatedWork | construction of a breakwater at Trial Bay ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose | public works prison ⓘ |
| closed | 1903 ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1886 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1877 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cell blocks
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasOnsiteMuseum | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state heritage (built) ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
architectural
ⓘ
historical ⓘ social ⓘ |
| internmentCampClosed | 1918 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arakoon
ⓘ
Mid North Coast ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ South West Rocks ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Arakoon National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Trial Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Trial Bay Gaol campground ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | South West Rocks ⓘ |
| opened | 1886 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | to house prisoners for public works ⓘ |
| region |
North Coast of New South Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
New South Wales North Coast bioregion
|
| reopenedAsInternmentCamp | 1915 ⓘ |
| reusedAs | World War I internment camp ⓘ |
| significance |
example of late 19th-century public works prison
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important World War I internment site in Australia ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
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self-guided tours ⓘ |
| usedAs |
interpretive centre
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| usedToIntern |
German nationals
ⓘ
enemy aliens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Trial Bay Gaol Description of subject: Trial Bay Gaol is a historic 19th-century coastal prison and heritage site located near South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
Referenced by (8)
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