Local Government
Bunbury
Region
South West
Wittenoom St Bunbury
W end of Stephen Street
Bunbury
South West
Constructed from 1852 to 1885
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 1996 | Historic Site | |
DEMOLISHED The old Police Station Complex was served the Bunbury for over 100 years. It was an important civic centre in Bunbury, from where law and order was administered.
DEMOLISHED. 1852 Gaol Date Stone and cell door now located at King Cottage Museum, Forrest Avenue.
The first Bunbury Lock-Up was built in 1848 by John C Morgan. It was certainly in use by March 1850, when it was reported that three Aboriginal prisoners had escaped. Following the introduction of convicts to the district in 1850, the Bunbury Lock-Up was rebuilt and strengthened in 1852. A 1852 date stone was positioned above the entrance to the reconstructed building. The building was a whitewashed, simple utilitarian structure with a thatched roof. Almost the whole allotment was surrounded by a high wall. By 1867, a building for court room, the resident magistrate’s office and public office, and a separate building for the police station and gaolers’ quarters, had been built on the Wellington Street frontage. These new structures effectively hid the gaol from public view. The building housing the courthouse, resident magistrate’s office and public office was a long, low rough limestone building. The building had several entrance doors, each leading to the different rooms. A verandah under a separate roof ran the full length of the building was supported on slender timber posts. The gaolers’ quarters were replaced c 1908. At some stage, women’s cells were added to the goal. An outer exercise yard (or yards) was also created with a grid of open railings positioned overhead, bridging the space between the gaol and police offices. The complex was demolished in 1969. The doors have been incorporated into the Laurence Saunders Annexe at King Cottage Museum and it is believe that another cell door is at a private residence in Bunbury. The date stone is also at King Cottage Museum.
DEMOLISHED
No visible remains.
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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| 7299 | Bunbury images : people and places. | Book | 2004 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Courthouse |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Gaol |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Police Station or Quarters |
| Style |
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| Victorian Colonial |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
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