Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: POLICE DRILL

Historical information

The police barracks and a stone lock-up were originally built 1858-1861. They also served as the first law courts. It served as the police barracks until the 1920's.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Police drill outside the stone lock up at their barracks at Camp Hill in 1861. The barracks were built in 1858. The officer's residence is at the rear. (Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society)

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