Current Use
In 1962, the Gaol was restored as a Museum by the Shire of Toodyay and the W.A. Tourist Bureau. Grants from the National Heritage Commission, matched by grants from the Shire of Toodyay have enabled the fabric of the building to be stabilized. The building is classified under the National Trust. The museum is now a recognised museum under the Museum Act. Vested in the Toodyay Shire, with voluntary curatorial and display work.
A courtroom scene has been set up to show how it was and other displays show the artefacts of early pioneer days in the district, before the age of mechanization.
Across the road is the restored Police Stable, dating from c.1870.
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