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  • COLLINGWOOD TOWN HALL

    140 HODDLE STREET ABBOTSFORD, YARRA CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0140
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    Built in 1885-90 to a design of Melbourne architect, George Johnson, the Collingwood Town Hall complex comprises town hall, library, municipal offices, court house and post office, all…

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  • FITZROY TOWN HALL

    201 NAPIER STREET FITZROY, YARRA CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0147
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    The Fitzroy Town Hall was erected in two stages. The hall wing and a tower were designed by W. J. Ellis and built in 1873 by Nation Company. The second stage, designed by G. Johnson and…

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  • PRAHRAN TOWN HALL

    CHAPEL STREET AND GREVILLE STREET PRAHRAN, STONNINGTON CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0203
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    The Prahran Town Hall complex was constructed in stages over a number of years on land at the corner of Chapel and Greville Streets. The first municipal council was elected in 1856, the year…

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  • MERRIJIG INN

    1 CAMPBELL STREET PORT FAIRY, MOYNE SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0248
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    Whalers and sealers had been visiting and working the coastal areas around Port Fairy and Portland areas throughout the 1830s. John Griffiths from Launceston set up a bay whaling station on…

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  • FORMER LOG LOCK-UP

    2-6 BLAIR STREET HARROW, WEST WIMMERA SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0306
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    The Log Lock-up at Harrow was erected under the supervision of the Public Works Department and was built in 1859 by a Melbourne contractor called Baillie. Reputedly, a more elaborate gaol…

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  • FORMER POLICE STATION

    1 - 3 DICKSON STREET ECHUCA, CAMPASPE SHIRE

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    VHR H0377
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    The former Police Station, Echuca, erected in 1866-6, was designed by H. A. Williams of the Public Works Department and was constructed by W.W. Moore. The original single storey structure…

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  • FORMER POLICE RESIDENCE AND LOCK-UP

    19 HEALES STREET TALBOT, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0533
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    The Former Talbot Lock-up was constructed by GF Langridge & Co in 1863 at a cost of ₤749. The police quarters were built by Robert Linay and completed in 1866 at a cost of ₤667 and…

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  • FORMER POLICE STATION AND COURT HOUSE

    170 GREVILLE STREET PRAHRAN, STONNINGTON CITY

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    VHR H0542
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    The Former Police Station and Court House in Greville Street, Prahran, was erected c.1886 to a design by Public Works Department architect, Charles Gilchrist. The contractors were Furneau,…

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  • OLD POLICE BARRACKS

    40 GAOL ROAD BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0545
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    The Former Bendigo Police Barracks, Rosalind Park, were erected in 1860 by the public works department. The architect responsible was AT Snow and the contractor was J Robertson. The building…

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  • DUNOLLY TOWN HALL

    83 BROADWAY DUNOLLY, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0593
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    The Dunolly Town Hall was originally built as a courthouse by the Public Works Department in 1884. The first town hall was built in 1862-63 but proved to be too small for large gatherings. In…

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  • ROSEDALE HOTEL

    29-31 LYONS STREET ROSEDALE, WELLINGTON SHIRE

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    VHR H0645
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    The Rosedale Hotel complex comprises a two-storey brick hotel (originally constructed as a single storey building in 1858 and altered in 1927), brick stables of 1858 and a two storey kitchen…

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  • OLD BOURKE STREET WEST POLICE STATION AND CELL BLOCK

    621-633 BOURKE STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0655
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    The Bourke Street West Police Station complex is comprised of a cell block and watchhouse, police barracks and station, sergeant's quarters and marshalling yard. The main barracks were…

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  • BROADOAKS

    31 GINGELL STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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    VHR H0670
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    Broadoaks, 31 Gingell Street, Castlemaine is a single storey house erected in 1854 as the district police inspector's residence, the architect being CD Balmain. The house is asymmetrically…

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  • COTTAGE

    82 BELL STREET COBURG, MORELAND CITY

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    VHR H0689
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    This well-preserved double-fronted bluestone cottage built in 1864 for James Smith, a prison warder, which one formed part of a group of seven stone and timber cottages in that street owned…

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  • BUNINYONG TOWN HALL AND COURT HOUSE

    313 LEARMONTH STREET BUNINYONG, BALLARAT CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0758
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    The Buninyong Town Hall was designed to fill the dual role of town hall and courthouse. Buninyong municipality was formed in 1863. In 1869 tenders were called for the erection of a hall and…

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  • ELTHAM COURT HOUSE

    730 MAIN ROAD ELTHAM, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0784
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    1. The Eltham Court House dates from the time when the town was largely self-contained. It was initiated in response to itinerant gold prospectors who turned to crime when their quest was…

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  • CHELSEA COURT HOUSE

    6 THE STRAND CHELSEA, KINGSTON CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0804
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    The Chelsea Court House has architectural and historic importance for the following reasons: 1. The Chelsea Court House is one of a group of five similar neo-classical court houses…

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  • POLICE STATION AND LOCK-UP

    30 WELLINGTON STREET FLEMINGTON, MOONEE VALLEY CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0844
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    Source: Report to Minister The Flemington Police Station and Lock Up form part of a complex of public buildings designed by AJ McDonald for the Public Works Department. The Flemington…

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  • POLICE GARAGE

    357-375 RUSSELL STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0912
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    The former Police Garage in Russell Street was developed on the site of the Old Melbourne Gaol hospital from 1925. Temporary structures were erected on the area to the south of the surviving…

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  • POLICE HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX

    336-376 RUSSELL STREET MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0913 H7822-2158
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    The former Police Headquarters Complex was built in stages between 1940 and 1943 to the design of Public Works Department architect Percy Everett. The construction is reinforced concrete…

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  • POLICE STATION AND FORMER COURT HOUSE

    188 HIGH STREET KEW, BOROONDARA CITY

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0944
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    The former Kew Police Station and former Court House was built as part of a complex constructed to also accommodate a post office. The building was designed in the Queen Anne style by the…

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  • EUROA COURT HOUSE

    99 BINNEY STREET EUROA, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0960
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    The former Euroa Court House, constructed in 1892, was designed by JT Kelleher and shows the clear influence of AJ Macdonald, both of the Public Works Department. The building is an…

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  • WONTHAGGI COURT HOUSE

    75 WATT STREET WONTHAGGI, BASS COAST SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0974
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    The town of Wonthaggi is a relatively recent development, coming into existence in 1909 with the opening of the State Coal mine. A Court House forms part of a public precinct and is an…

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  • FORMER POLICE SUPERINTENDENT'S RESIDENCE

    17 LESLIE STREET STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

    Victorian Heritage Register

    VHR H0986
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    The former Police Superintendents Residence, a single storey brick villa with return verandah, hipped slate roof, was constructed in 1869 to accommodate the Police Superintendent of the…

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  • FORMER CASTLEMAINE GAOL

    36-48 BOWDEN STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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    VHR H0990
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    HM Prison, Castlemaine was constructed of local sandstone between 1857 and 1861. It represents an important phase in the development of prison design associated with the completion of the…

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