Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Shire of Toodyay > Records

ABORIGINAL CELL - NEWCASTLE GAOL, TOODYAY

« Prev Item Next Item »

Subcollections

Buildings / Structures

Overview

Photograph showing back wall section and corner of the Aboriginal cell in the Newcastle Gaol, Toodyay.
One small air vent is evident near the ceiling. Leg irons and a chain are secured to an iron rail on the floor.
Floors are wooden boards.
There are brown stains (foxing) on the photo, most notably on the right hand side.

Historical information

In 1980-81, restoration work was carried out to the Old Gaol and Police Station Complex with the restoration continuing through 1982-83. Possibly the photograph dates from this time.
Major cracks in the external walls of the cell block and cells 8 and 9 (the cell in this photo) were repaired. The interior lining of cell 9 (iron was built into the walls to prevent prisoners from scraping the mortar from the stonework) was restored.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1471

Item type

Themes

First Peoples
Social History

Width

298 mm

Height or length

370 mm

Keywords

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-31.553454114656, 116.46800243631

Open in Google Maps

Nearest geotagged records:

View all geotagged records »

Links to additional resources

http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Admin/api/file/16d8a195-0cb5-ee51-1071-c…

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from Shire of Toodyay

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...