Toodyay Gaol

No provision was made for a courthouse or office and Magistrate Joseph Strelley Harris was forced to use the gaol storeroom as a substitute.

Pensioner Guard John Jones was appointed as its warder on 8 December 1852 and, even though he was lame, he carried out his duties to the best of his ability.

As a temporary measure, a three celled lock-up was constructed within the Barracks of the Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot situated in Newcastle.

[1]: 57, 91  The lack of police supervision in "Old Toodyay" caused the closure of its last hotel, The Queen's Head.

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