Court House A timber courthouse
was constructed in 1857 but when it was completed the timber fittings were found
to be too large for the building and did not leave room for the public. A new
brick courthouse was designed by Kawerau and was completed in 1861 at a cost of
£2,016. Problems with the quality of the construction included changing the
bricks used from Castlemaine bricks to ones produced by Maldon's Wagners Brick
Works. The courthouse was closed in 1968.
Gaol The brick lock-up was
constructed in 1864 at a cost of£490 and is
located in the Police Reserve. Hospital The hospital was
designed by D R Drape and the two wards were built in 1859, enclosed by
verandahs. The central section was added at a later date.
Museum The erection of the Market Hall in
1859 was one of the earliest projects of the Borough Council. The building was
designed by Hartley and was built in red brick. The Market closed in 1860 and
the building was then used as the Shire Hall until 1964. Since its original
construction, a porch has been added, hammer beamed arches were used to tie the
walls together and internal walls were added. The Hall is now used as the Maldon
Museum.
Post Office The first Post
Office was opened in 1854 in a tent, this moved to a store in Long gully road in
1855 and then a store in Main street in 1857. Branch offices were opened at
Eagle Hawk and Porcupine Flat in 1861. The existing Post Office was completed in
1870 with alterations being made in 1908 to house the new telephone exchange. In
1880 Mary Richardson was appointed as Maldon's first postmistress. Her daughter
Ethel later became famous as the writer Henry Handel Richardson.
Primary School Prior to the
opening of the school, education was provided by a number of private schools and
churches. The building's construction is brick on a base of local ragstone and
was completed in 1875. The school was designed to accommodate 750 pupils but the
largest number of students attending the school was 640 in the 1890's.
A timber courthouse
was constructed in 1857 but when it was completed the timber fittings were found
to be too large for the building and did not leave room for the public. A new
brick courthouse was designed by Kawerau and was completed in 1861 at a cost of
£2,016. Problems with the quality of the construction included changing the
bricks used from Castlemaine bricks to ones produced by Maldon's Wagners Brick
Works. The courthouse was closed in 1968.
The brick lock-up was
constructed in 1864 at a cost of £490 and is
located in the Police Reserve.
The hospital was
designed by D R Drape and the two wards were built in 1859, enclosed by
verandahs. The central section was added at a later date.
Prior to the
opening of the school, education was provided by a number of private schools and
churches. The building's construction is brick on a base of local ragstone and
was completed in 1875. The school was designed to accommodate 750 pupils but the
largest number of students attending the school was 640 in the 1890's.