Birdsville Courthouse, Heritage-listed courthouse in Birdsville, Australia
The Birdsville Courthouse stands as a single-story stone building with corrugated iron roofing, containing a courtroom and residential quarters along Adelaide Street.
Built between 1888 and 1890 by contractors J Wookey and Henry Walton, the courthouse served as a border customs post during pre-Federation Queensland.
The courthouse complex includes an Aboriginal Tracker's Hut from 1948, reflecting the role of Indigenous trackers in Queensland's law enforcement system.
The building underwent restoration with a $200,000 grant from the Department of Local Government to create an educational tourist experience with hologram presentations.
Local sandstone construction methods were employed due to timber scarcity and high transportation costs in this remote region of Queensland.
Location: Queensland
GPS coordinates: -25.90040,139.34830
Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:28
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