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Old Wentworth Jail
The gatehouse of the Wentworth Gaol (1881 – 1927)
Wentworth Gaol is located in New South Wales
Wentworth Gaol
Location in New South Wales
Location112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, New South Wales
Coordinates34°06′09″S 141°54′48″E / 34.1026°S 141.9134°E / -34.1026; 141.9134
Status
  • Closed
  • Tourist attraction
Opened1881
Closed1 July 1928 (1928-07-01)[1]
Managed by
  • Department of Prisons (1881–1928)
  • Wentworth Shire (1928–present)
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official nameOld Wentworth Gaol; Wentworth Gaol (former)
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated21 October 2016
Reference no.1982
TypeGaol/Lock-up
CategoryLaw Enforcement
BuildersWhitcombe Brothers, Hay

The Wentworth Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol and school building and now museum (gaol building) and old wares shop (gaolers residence) located at 112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built from 1879 to 1881 by Whitcombe Brothers, Hay. It is also known as the Old Wentworth Gaol. The property is owned by Department of Primary Industries - Western Lands Commissioner, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 October 2016.[2][3]

  1. ^ "H. M. Gaol Wentworth, Staff". Registrar of Prison Staff (1860–1923); State Records of NSW. Government of New South Wales. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Old Wentworth Gaol". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01982. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  3. ^ "Old Wentworth Gaol". Wentworth Shire Tourism Information. Wentworth Shire Council. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

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