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Glebe Court House c1970

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Glebe Court House c1970

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(SRC23906 Bernard Smith Collection)

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Glebe Courthouse

Glebe Courthouse was built in 1889 in recognition of a growing Sydney metropolitan area. However, its use as a courthouse was frustrated by the government's refusal to appoint additional stipendiary magistrates.

Courts and judicial system

Law and Order

Victorian architecture

Glebe

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Inner-city suburb named for its original status as Anglican church land granted to Richard Johnson, chaplain of the first fleet in 1790. The Glebe Point area became fashionable in the nineteenth century, while the southern part of Glebe became a working class district.

Glebe Courthouse

Victorian Italianate style courthouse of modest proportions to suit the middle-class, suburban context of Glebe.

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