Busselton Courthouse, 1916

1860 - 1897
Overview

Sepia Photograph.

In this photograph you can see the original courthouse, bond store, cells and stables.

Historical information

Looking south west on the corner of Marine Terrace and Queen Street sits the Old Courthouse Busselton. Photo circa 1916. Photo taken from the view of the wooden lighthouse. The Old Courthouse is one of the oldest buildings in Busselton, constructed between 1860 and 1897.

The original Courtroom and Bond Store was build by David Earnshaw in 1860. David was an inn keeper, local builder and one of the first policemen in Busselton.

On the right of the image is where the kalamazoo or hand car would deliver goods that came on the train down Cammilleri Street, to the Bond Store.

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As one of the oldest buildings in Busselton the Old Courthouse holds significance to its architecture as well as, providing an inside into law and order in early Busselton life. The Old Courthouse is now an interpretive centre and part of the ArtGeo Cultural Complex in Busselton.

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City of Busselton
Western Australia
Australia
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Sepia photograph of the old courthouse complex in Busselton. On the left of image is small brick building with windows, behind is a long rectangle building for the jail cells. on the left is a smaller timber building that was the Bond store. on the furthest left is a pile of grass and dirt. A car is entering from the left.
Old Courthouse, Busselton, c1916.

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