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Log Lock-Up

Location Tongio Road,, OMEO VIC 3898 - Property No B0611 File Number B0611 Level State

[1/1] B0611 Log Lock Up Omeo

Statement of Significance

The log lock-up at Omeo was erected c. 1863 under the supervision of the Public Works Department. It is constructed of roughly squared hardwood logs stacked 12 high horizontally and notched at the corners. The roof was clad in shingles and an iron bar grille door and slit windows are the only openings.
The ceiling is formed of logs and the interior is lined with blackwood logs. The Omeo log lock-up is one of a number of similar structures erected throughout Victoria to an almost standard by the Public Works Department. These solid vernacular structures were favoured as the best method of building secure lock-ups in remote regions where timber was plentiful. The Omeo lock-up, like the ones at Harrow, Eaglehawk, Seymour and Carisbrook, survives to illustrate early penal accommodation and vernacular construction techniques. The log lock-up at Omeo is maintained in good condition and is intact.
Classified: 'Regional' 09/07/1959
Revised: 03/08/1998