HM Prison Sale
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 HM Prison Sale entrance Reeve Street 1979. Photo taken by John T Collins. Provided by the State Library of Victoria | |
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| Location | Sale, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′40″S 147°03′38″E / 38.1111°S 147.0605°E |
| Status | Closed |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Closed | April 1997 |
| Managed by | Corrections Victoria |
| Street address | 1-11 Reeve Street |
| City | Sale |
| State/province | Victoria |
| Postal code | 3850 |
| Country | Australia |
HM Prison Sale was a prison in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison was first proclaimed on the 28 October 1864,[1][2] and the stone for the prison was prepared near Port Albert.[3] That proclamation was revoked on 28 October 1887.[4] A new prison was proclaimed on the 2nd of September, 1881,[5] construction was completed in 1882. The prison was opened when William Gardner was appointed Governor on the 1st of July 1887.[6] The Sale prison remained on that site until it closed in April 1997.[7] The site now houses the Sale Police Station, which features some of the old prison walls.[8]
Demolition halted for several months due to a legal battle, but resumed soon after.[citation needed]
