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Shire of Toodyay > Records

OLD POLICE STABLES, TOODYAY

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c. 1979

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Buildings / Structures

Overview

Black and white photo of the former Newcastle Police Stables in Clinton Street, Toodyay.
Brick, iron and timber. Two rooms at either end. Brick with wooden doors.
Horse stalls behind wooden fence wall. Double gates at entrance to stalls.
Unknown wooden structure in foreground.

Historical information

The Newcastle Police Stables on Clinton Street in Toodyay, Western Australia were constructed in 1891 and replaced the original timber stables erected on this site in 1860, which were destroyed by fire.
This building is a brick and stone structure designed by George Temple-Poole and built by James Hasell in 1891.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1500

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

9 cm

Height or length

14 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo in black ink - 'Old Police Stables 1870 Toodyay.' [note: The construction date of the former Police Stables in Toodyay is currently considered to be 1891]

Contextual Information

Estimated date of this photo is c1979. Similar era photos of the Gaol and Police Stables are included on a set of proof prints in the Shire of Toodyay collection (2014.222) have been dated to this year.

Keywords

Year

c. 1979

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-31.553472399859, 116.46809899583

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Links to additional resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Police_Stables

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