HM Prison Sale

HM Prison Sale was a prison in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison was first proclaimed on the 28 October 1864,[1][2] and the stone for the prison was prepared near Port Albert.[3] That proclamation was revoked on 28 October 1887.[4] A new prison was proclaimed on the 2nd of September, 1881,[5] construction was completed in 1882. The prison was opened when William Gardner was appointed Governor on the 1st of July 1887.[6] The Sale prison remained on that site until it closed in April 1997.[7] The site now houses the Sale Police Station, which features some of the old prison walls.[8]

HM Prison Sale
HM Prison Sale entrance Reeve Street 1979. Photo taken by John T Collins. Provided by the State Library of Victoria
LocationSale, Victoria
Coordinates38.1111°S 147.0605°E / -38.1111; 147.0605
StatusClosed
Opened1887
ClosedApril 1997
Managed byCorrections Victoria
Street address1-11 Reeve Street
CitySale
State/provinceVictoria
Postal code3850
CountryAustralia

Demolition halted for several months due to a legal battle, but resumed soon after.

See also

References
  1. "Gaols, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette (G111 1864). 28 October 1864. p. 2407. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Town Talk". Gippsland Times. Sale. 4 November 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
  3. "Local". Gipps Land Guardian. Port Albert. 18 December 1863. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au. A great portion of the stone for the Sale Gaol has been dressed, and is being gradually carted away.
  4. "Sale Gaol Discontinued, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette (G102 1887). 21 October 1887. p. 3025. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. "Sale Gaol, Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette (G96 1881). 2 September 1881. p. 2531. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Country News". The Advocate. Melbourne. 4 June 1887. p. 20. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
  7. "Sale Prison". ands.org.au. Public Records Office Victoria. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. "Site works begin". gippslandtimes.com.au. Sale: Fairfax Regional Media. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.


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