{"id":4299,"date":"2020-08-05T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:27:45","slug":"the-devonport-courthouse-rooke-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/history\/the-devonport-courthouse-rooke-street\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devonport Courthouse, Rooke Street"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Tuesday the 18th February 1902 a tender went out in the Hobart Gazette for the building of a courthouse, offices, and police quarters, at West Devonport. The plans and specifications were made available at the West Devonport Post Office and the Public Buildings in Launceston. On the 10th March 1902 the Examiner advised that the tender of Mr Ashby White to the value of \u00a31920 12s had been accepted.<\/p>\n
Mr White began the works as soon as he could organise delivery of materials, and by the end of May 1902 the courthouse foundations were well on track. High expectations were held for the building, which was to be constructed of brick with cement facings and to be located beside the Town Hall. It was reported that the courthouse would be as good as any other in the State, while the offices and the watchhouse keeper\u2019s quarters were expected to be better than those anywhere in Tasmania outside Hobart or Launceston.<\/p>\n