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Castlemaine Drill Hall

CASTLEMAINE ORDERLY ROOM ,  CASTLEMAINE DRILL HALL

23A LYTTLETON STREET and FREDERICK STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

The Castlemaine Orderly Room was constructed in Lyttleton Street in 1888-9 after a decision was made to demolish the existing orderly room. In 1863 a site within the Public Purposes Reserve was gazetted for the use of the Castlemaine Rifle Corps, and in 1872 a brick orderly room was built. There was much opposition sixteen years later when it was decided to replace this substantial building with a larger, timber orderly hall, designed by the Public Works Department ... more  
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