24-32 VIEW STREET ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRECINCT
24-32 VIEW STREET (REAR) BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
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Statement of Significance
The site is of archaeological, historical and social significance. It has high archaeological potential to provide evidence relating to the activities that took place there from 1852 as a government camp, court of law and residence. Evidence may include cesspits, footings and postholes of built structures and fences etc.
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24-32 VIEW STREET ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRECINCT - History
The first police court, a canvas tent structure, was erected in 1852 on the present site which at the time was sited within the boundaries of the Government Camp, established in the same year. A log and bark lockup (1852) was constructed to the northwest of the court. In 1853 a more substantial court building, which remains in a ruinous condition, was constructed to the southwest of the original canvas court and was presided over by Police Magistrate, Lachlan McLachlan (aka Bendigo Mac) until May 1871. A short time after McLachlan's retirement the site was occupied by Mr. Robert Strickland. Strickland purchased the building in 1874 from the Government. In 1878 Dr. Oliver Penfold, who discovered calf lymph vaccination in the treatment of smallpox, acquired the property and constructed the Penfold Building (1879) adjoining the rear of the court with a frontage to View Street, as his place of work and residence.
24-32 VIEW STREET ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRECINCT - Interpretation of Site
Government Camp Law Court Residence
Heritage Inventory Description
24-32 VIEW STREET ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRECINCT - Heritage Inventory Description
Expose gravel carpark area adjoining Rosalind Park, at the rear of 24-32 View Street. 1853 Police Court structure is located to the southwest of the gravelled area.
The site is of archaeological, historical and social significance. It has high archaeological potential to provide evidence relating to the activities that took place there from 1852 as a government camp, court of law and residence. Evidence may include cesspits, footings and postholes of built structures and fences etc.
Ruins of 1853 District Police Court/nChannel running across the site/nStructural footings
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ANNE CAUDLE CENTRE, BENDIGO BENEVOLENT ASYLUM AND LYING-IN HOSPITALVictorian Heritage Register H0992
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BENDIGO TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0117
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SPECIMEN COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H1615
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