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Kirk's (Pensioner) Cottage

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its original appearance has been modified. Today the building is at a lower level than the road and is a single storey brick residence with iron hipped roof, a side weatherboard extension which extends around to the rear and timber framed windows. There is a verandah to the front, the brickwork is
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were retired army or police officers who were given pay and benefits to travel with convicts on the transportation ships from England. Upon arrival most of them continued to serve the Convict Establishment (managed from the
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was allocated this site and he and his family were the first occupants of the modest cottage that was built. As is the case with the nearby
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In 1852 urgent accommodation was required for pensioner guards who had accompanied the first shipments of
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Land allotments were marked out on the northern portion of Toodyay's town site. Pensioner guard
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Buildings and structures built by convicts in Western Australia
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This article about an Australian building or structure is a
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and there is a prominent chimney which has an ornate flue.
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Buildings and structures in Toodyay, Western Australia
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Colour photograph of the building from the front
Coordinates
31°33′09″S 116°28′20″E / 31.552532°S 116.472116°E / -31.552532; 116.472116
Stirling Terrace
Toodyay, Western Australia
convicts
Western Australia
Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot
Pensioner Guards
Fremantle Prison
Francis Kirk
Hackett's (Pensioner) Cottage (fmr)
Flemish bond


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