image: The so-called "prison tree," a boab tree near Derby, Western Australia. view more Credit: Dr. Elizabeth Grant. New research involving the University of Adelaide is helping to expose a myth ...

This myth has not gone unchallenged. In the 1960s, for example, the Australian Women’s Weekly reported that the boab outside Derby “was probably never used as a prison” tree.

A 'Prison Tree' in Western Australia's north was never used as a holding cell for Aboriginal prisoners, according to new research. The history of the centuries old boab near Derby has been ...

The so-called "prison tree," a boab tree near Derby, Western Australia. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

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