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Police Barracks : 02-December-2012
Police Barracks : 02-December-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The plaque commemorates the 150th year of the construction of the first Police Barracks in Mount Gambier.

Location

Address:Bay Road, Mount Gambier, 5290
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.829447
Long: 140.780606
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:State
Approx. Event Start Date:1847
Approx. Event End Date:1997

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 10th May, 1997
Front Inscription

Cave City 150  
1847 - 1997 

The First Purpose Built Police Barracks
At Mount Gambier Were Constructed
On A Site Near The Cave.

Evelyn P. S. Sturt Completed The Contract
By 6 November 1847
The Officer In Charge Was
Corporal Robert McCulloch

Plaque Unveiled 10 May 1997
To Commemorate The 150th Year

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au