 HM Prison Sale entrance Reeve Street 1979. Photo taken by John T Collins. Provided by the State Library of Victoria | |
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| Location | Sale, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′40″S 147°03′38″E / 38.1111°S 147.0605°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Closed | April 1997 |
| Managed by | Corrections Victoria |
| Street address | 1-11 Reeve Street |
| City | Sale |
| State/province | Victoria |
| Postal code | 3850 |
| Country | Australia |
HM Prison Sale was a prison in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison was first proclaimed on the 28 October 1864, [1] [2] and the stone for the prison was prepared near Port Albert. [3] That proclamation was revoked on 28 October 1887. [4] A new prison was proclaimed on the 2nd of September, 1881, [5] construction was completed in 1882. The prison was opened when William Gardner was appointed Governor on the 1st of July 1887. [6] The Sale prison remained on that site until it closed in April 1997. [7] The site now houses the Sale Police Station, which features some of the old prison walls. [8]
Demolition halted for several months due to a legal battle, but resumed soon after.[ citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Gaols, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G111 1864. 28 October 1864. p. 2407. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Town Talk". Gippsland Times. Sale. 4 November 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
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"Local". Gipps Land Guardian.
Port Albert. 18 December 1863.
Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
A great portion of the stone for the Sale Gaol has been dressed, and is being gradually carted away.
- ^ "Sale Gaol Discontinued, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G102 1887. 21 October 1887. p. 3025. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Sale Gaol, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G96 1881. 2 September 1881. p. 2531. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Country News". The Advocate. Melbourne. 4 June 1887. p. 20. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Sale Prison". ands.org.au. Public Records Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Site works begin". gippslandtimes.com.au. Sale: Fairfax Regional Media. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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HM Prison Sale entrance Reeve Street 1979. Photo taken by John T Collins. Provided by the State Library of Victoria | |
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| Location | Sale, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′40″S 147°03′38″E / 38.1111°S 147.0605°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Closed | April 1997 |
| Managed by | Corrections Victoria |
| Street address | 1-11 Reeve Street |
| City | Sale |
| State/province | Victoria |
| Postal code | 3850 |
| Country | Australia |
HM Prison Sale was a prison in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison was first proclaimed on the 28 October 1864, [1] [2] and the stone for the prison was prepared near Port Albert. [3] That proclamation was revoked on 28 October 1887. [4] A new prison was proclaimed on the 2nd of September, 1881, [5] construction was completed in 1882. The prison was opened when William Gardner was appointed Governor on the 1st of July 1887. [6] The Sale prison remained on that site until it closed in April 1997. [7] The site now houses the Sale Police Station, which features some of the old prison walls. [8]
Demolition halted for several months due to a legal battle, but resumed soon after.[ citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Gaols, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G111 1864. 28 October 1864. p. 2407. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Town Talk". Gippsland Times. Sale. 4 November 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
-
^
"Local". Gipps Land Guardian.
Port Albert. 18 December 1863.
Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
A great portion of the stone for the Sale Gaol has been dressed, and is being gradually carted away.
- ^ "Sale Gaol Discontinued, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G102 1887. 21 October 1887. p. 3025. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Sale Gaol, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. No. G96 1881. 2 September 1881. p. 2531. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Country News". The Advocate. Melbourne. 4 June 1887. p. 20. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Sale Prison". ands.org.au. Public Records Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Site works begin". gippslandtimes.com.au. Sale: Fairfax Regional Media. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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