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Wentworth Gaol
Heritage listed site in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the fictional Wentworth Detention Centre in Australia, see Wentworth (TV series) and Prisoner (TV series).
The Wentworth Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol and school building and now museum (gaol building) and old wares shop (gaolers residence) located at 112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built from 1879 to 1881 by Whitcombe Brothers, Hay. It is also known as the Old Wentworth Gaol. The property is owned by Department of Primary Industries - Western Lands Commissioner, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 October 2016.[2][3]
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![]() The gatehouse of the Wentworth Gaol (1881 – 1927) | |
Location in New South Wales | |
Location | 112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, New South Wales |
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Coordinates | 34°06′09″S 141°54′48″E |
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Opened | 1881 |
Closed | 1 July 1928 (1928-07-01)[1] |
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Official name | Old Wentworth Gaol; Wentworth Gaol (former) |
Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
Designated | 21 October 2016 |
Reference no. | 1982 |
Type | Gaol/Lock-up |
Category | Law Enforcement |
Builders | Whitcombe Brothers, Hay |
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