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BALUSTRADE
Subcollections
Overview
a) longer section
b) shorter section
Historical information
Believed to have been part of the fittings for the Newcastle (Toodyay) Courthouse, designed by George Temple-Poole - constructed in 1896 and opened in January 1897.
The balustrade was used to partition the elevated section of the chambers, where the judge sat, from the rest of the room.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.761a,b
Item type
Contextual Information
The furniture was commissioned for the mayoral chambers for the Newcastle Municipal Council in 1899, and it is assumed the balustrade would have been commissioned at the same time.
The courthouse is today utilized as the Shire of Toodyay Council Chambers.
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