Toodyay Lockup

Toodyay Lockup is a prison in Shire of Toodyay, Western Australia. Toodyay Lockup is situated near the building Newcastle Police Stables, as well as near Year of Youth Park.

Type: Prison
Description: heritage listed building in Toodyay, Western Australia
Also known as: “Newcastle Lockup” and “Old Police Lockup”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Newcastle Gaol Museum and Newcastle Police Stables.

Newcastle Gaol Museum

Museum

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The Newcastle Gaol Museum is a prison museum on Clinton Street in Toodyay, Western Australia, founded in 1962. The museum records the history of the serial escapee Moondyne Joe and his imprisonment in the "native cell". Newcastle Gaol Museum is situated 160 metres west of Toodyay Lockup.

Newcastle Police Stables

Building

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The Newcastle Police Stables on Clinton Street in Toodyay, Western Australia were constructed in 1891 and replaced the original timber stables erected on this site in 1860, which were destroyed by fire.

Toodyay Public Library

Library

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Toodyay Public Library is located on Stirling Terrace in Toodyay, Western Australia. Toodyay Public Library is situated 360 metres north of Toodyay Lockup.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toodyay.

Toodyay

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Toodyay is a farming town 85 km east of Perth in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia, with a population of 1362 in 2021. It's an easy day trip from the city and the main attraction is its well-preserved Victorian buildings.

Toodyay Lockup

Categories: building and government building
Location: Shire of Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-31.55344° or 31° 33′ 12″ south

Longitude

116.46867° or 116° 28′ 7″ east

Open location code

4PWRCFW9+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265560635

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=prison

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q133249270

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Year of Youth Park and Avon River.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Toodyay Playgroup and Silverchain.

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Worth a closer look: Perth and Fremantle.

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