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Toodyay Barracks

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During the 1840s, Edward Conlin erected a large hut type store on land between the Barracks and the ford. However, its presence is not officially recorded. In 1851, Charles Pye set up a store on what became lot L2, on the other side of the Barracks. The Barracks were first used as a
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in 1846 when operated by Mrs Pusey, the policeman's wife. Constable Pusey was a native police officer stationed at Toodyay under the supervision of Drummond. William Herbert took over the post office duties in 1848, followed by Michael Clarkson in 1849.
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The Police Station at West Toodyay closed in 1859. On 30 March 1859, the Police Station was offered for sale or let, possession available on 21 June. The police were being transferred to a number of unused buildings within the
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The Toodyay Barracks were built by William Criddle, a local farmer, for 60 pounds. Completed in September 1842, they stood on what became lot L1. The main building measured 30 by 12 feet (9.1 by 3.7 m) and was built of
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At times, the Toodyay Barracks were variously referred to as the Military Barracks or the Police Station because both a soldier and mounted native policeman were stationed there. The Barracks also served as a temporary
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had come to Toodyay, the Barracks were occupied by only a civil police constable and a mounted native policeman. Thereafter, the Barracks were referred to as the Police Station.
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The Road to Toodyay: A History of the Early Settlement of Toodyay and the Avon Valley of Western Australia
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A Colonial Pioneer : the life & times of John Nicol Drummond, policeman, magistrate, pastoralist
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Military Barracks location on the high left bank of the Avon River, West Toodyay
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John Scully requested military protection to control a problem with the
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Ruins of the original building could be seen for many years.
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agreed at the time to temporarily station a mounted
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Military Barracks, Toodyay
West Toodyay
Toodyay
previously known as Newcastle
31°31′39″S 116°25′19″E / 31.5276°S 116.4219°E / -31.5276; 116.4219

stables
Toodyay, Western Australia
Avon River
ford
Resident Magistrate
local indigenous people
John Hutt
native policeman
rammed earth
thatched roof
earthen floor
chaff
hay

lock-up
John Nicol Drummond
post office
convicts
Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot
Crown land

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