Courthouse - Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
S 37° 03.141 E 146° 05.262
55H E 418881 N 5898931
This Historical Marker is for the adjacent Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM10N7W
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/31/2019
Views: 1
The sign to the east of the Courthouse, is under the shade of a mature tree. It is a printed metal sign, on an angle, on a metal post. It also has a historic photo of the Courthouse, with the Police Memorial in the centre of the roundabout of High and Highett Streets. The text reads:
"Mansfield Courthouse was built in 1876 on the site of the earlier building constructed in 1860 and enlarged in 1870.
"Following the killing of the three policemen at Stringybark Creek by the Kelly Gang a proclamation was made under the Felons Apprehensions Act.
"It ordered Ned Kelly and Dan Kelly and their two as yet unidentified accomplices (Joe Byrne and Steve Hart) to surrender to the Mansfield Court House by 12 November 1878.
"If they did not do so they would become outlaws. The Courthouse remained open all day on the 12th but the two Kelly brothers and their accomplices did not surrender. Three days later the four were declared outlaws and could be killed without challenge. Further, any person harbouring, concealing or assisting the Gang, giving them information or withholding information from the police, could receive up to 15 years imprisonment with or without hard labour."
Address: 88 High Street, Mansfield, Vic, 3722, Australia
Visited: 1158, Sunday, 6 January, 2019
Age/Event Date: [1860; 1870] 1876; 12 November 1878
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Sign with Photos
Historic Resources.:
Mansfield Historical Society
Related Website: Not listed
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