John Killick, former inmate of Pentridge Prison, offers first-hand accounts of life behind the bluestones at Pentridge Prison.  

Beginning in the former Warders Residence, be guided through the prison grounds, and hear the stories of life behind bars and daring escape attempts.  

The 90-minute journey includes an hour inside the maximum security unit H-Division, with a 30-minute Q&A session with John offering deeper insights.  

Narrated by an experienced National Trust Guide who shares the site’s complex history, coupled with John’s personal narratives, this tour brings Pentridge’s history to life, providing a unique and engaging perspective on the prison’s past. 

About John Killick 

In 1966 John Killick was on the run, wanted for numerous bank robberies. Arrested in Melbourne he spent over six years in Pentridge Prison, most of them in the notorious H Division where John served time alongside Ronald Ryan, the last man hanged in Australia. 

A career criminal, John was involved in the most audacious prison break in Australian history when he escaped from Sydney’s Silverwater prison after his partner in crime Lucy Dudko commandeered a scenic helicopter flight at gunpoint.