Court House
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[[File:Court-house.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Orange Court House Built in 1860-62]]The local [[Wiradjuri people]] are said to have once held corroborees on this site, on the corner of Lords Place and Byng Street. A slab and [[bark watchhouse built]] in 1849 was used as the Court House from 1851. A large sandstone Court House was built in 1860-62 by Kennard & Snow. [[Ben Hall]] was tried here in in May 1862 for “Robbery Under Arms”. The present Neo-classical building was designed from locally quarried sandstone at a cost of nearly £7000 by Colonial Architect [[James Barnet]] in 1883. A new wing was constructed in 2001 at the rear of the site. | [[File:Court-house.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Orange Court House Built in 1860-62]]The local [[Wiradjuri people]] are said to have once held corroborees on this site, on the corner of Lords Place and Byng Street. A slab and [[bark watchhouse built]] in 1849 was used as the Court House from 1851. A large sandstone Court House was built in 1860-62 by Kennard & Snow. [[Ben Hall]] was tried here in in May 1862 for “Robbery Under Arms”. The present Neo-classical building was designed from locally quarried sandstone at a cost of nearly £7000 by Colonial Architect [[James Barnet]] in 1883. A new wing was constructed in 2001 at the rear of the site. | ||
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