Fremantle Prison
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Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fremantle Prison canonical | 3 |
| Convict Establishment | 1 |
| Fremantle Gaol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6373814 — 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: Fremantle Prison Context triple: [Fremantle, hasHeritageSite, Fremantle Prison]
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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.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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C.
Trial Bay Gaol
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Fremantle Prison Target entity description: Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
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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.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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C.
Trial Bay Gaol
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
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heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian-era penal architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | convict labour ⓘ |
| category |
Museums in Western Australia
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Prisons in Western Australia ⓘ Tourist attractions in Perth, Western Australia ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Australia ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| constructedAs | convict establishment ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| formerName |
Convict Establishment
ⓘ
linked to:
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Gaol ⓘ
linked to:
Fremantle Prison
|
| hasFeature |
cell blocks
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ exercise yards ⓘ gallows ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ perimeter walls ⓘ underground tunnels ⓘ |
| hasTourType |
day tours
ⓘ
ghost tours ⓘ night tours ⓘ tunnel tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Heritage List (Australia)
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linked to:
Australian National Heritage List
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ Western Australian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Fremantle ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| operatedAsPrisonFrom | 1850s ⓘ |
| operatedAsPrisonUntil | 1991 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Convict Sites ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| significance |
best-preserved convict-built prison in Australia
ⓘ
largest convict-built structure in Western Australia ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1 The Terrace, Fremantle ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| use |
heritage interpretation centre
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fremantle Prison Description of subject: Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
City of Fremantle local government area
linked to: Fremantle Prison
linked to: Fremantle Prison