Lock up and abandoned

Following along from my earlier Abandoned posts, I've constructed a few posts on abandoned/unoccupied jails around the region.

Great Western lock-up

When gold was discovered around the Concongella Creek in 1858, a rush began and the town of Great Western was surveyed in 1859. During the gold rush police were first situated in a Police Camp and later a Police Station was established, these are now gone and only the wooden cell remains.

Harrow's Log Jail

Harrow is reportedly the oldest inland town in Victoria. The Harrow log jail built in 1859, from local redgum sawn logs. Police had been stationed at Harrow since 1853, and they used the jail until 1869. It is now one of Harrow's tourist attractions and part of their Sound & Light Show.





Warracknabeal has a new Police Station and only the cell remains on the old site. It did at least have mod cons.