From its early days Randwick had a divided society. Wind blew sand over the track, and the bus sometimes became bogged, so that passengers had to get out and push it free. The village was isolated from Sydney by swamps and sandhills, and although a horse-bus was operated by a man named Grice from the late 1850s, the journey was more a test of nerves than a pleasure jaunt. In 1857 the first St Jude's stood on the site of the present post office, at the corner of the present Alison Road and Avoca Street. Pearce sought construction of a church modelled on the church of St.
Simeon campaigned for construction of a road from the city to Coogee (achieved in 1853) and promoted the incorporation of the suburb. The brothers bought and sold land profitably in the area and elsewhere. He built his Blenheim House on the 1.6 hectares (4 acres) he bought from Marsh, and called his property "Randwick". Simeon had come to the colony in 1841as a 21 year old surveyor. Simeon was born in the English Randwick and the brothers were responsible for the early development of both Randwick and its neighbour, Coogee. The name was suggested by Simeon Pearce (1821–86) and his brother James. Randwick takes its name from the town of Randwick, Gloucestershire, England. In 1839 William Newcombe acquired the land north-west of the present town hall in Avoca Street. One of the earliest land grants in this area was made in 1824 to Captain Francis Marsh, who received 4.9 hectares (12 acres) bounded by the present Botany and High Streets, Alison and Belmore Roads. By the mid nineteenth century the traditional owners of this land had typically either moved inland in search of food and shelter, or had died as the result of European disease or confrontation with British colonisers. Those living south of Port Jackson to Botany Bay were the Cadigal people who spoke Dharug, while the local clan name of Maroubra people was "Muru-ora-dial". The population of Aboriginal people between Palm Beach and Botany Bay in 1788 has been estimated to have been 1500. Aboriginal people are believed to have inhabited the Sydney region for at least 20,000 years. In 1789, Governor Philip referred to "a long bay", which became known as Long Bay. History Indigenous history īefore the 1780s, local Aboriginal people in the area used the site for fishing and cultural activities - rock engravings, grinding grooves and middens remain in evidence. Statement of significance, New South Wales State Heritage Register. It has research potential in penal practices and building technology of the time. The place has been used continuously as the principal prison complex in NSW and as Sydney's major metropolitan gaol for over 80 years. The original buildings are of a unified scale and materials resulting in a harmonious appearance. The siting of the Penitentiary has a strong visual impact in the surrounding landscape. In conjunction with the former Female Reformatory, it is an important development in Australian penal design and is the most complete expression of Frederick Neitenstein's philosophy of reform. It was the first purpose-built Penitentiary in NSW and includes a rare example of back-to-back cells. The former State Penitentiary is of considerable significance.
The Complex accepts sentenced and unsentenced felons under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and comprises three separate facilities including the Long Bay Hospital (a maximum security institution for medical and psychiatric cases) the Metropolitan Special Programs Centre (a maximum/minimum security institution) and the Special Purpose Centre (a maximum security institution for inmates requiring special protection).ĭesigned by Walter Liberty Vernon, the complex is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register with the following statement of significance:
The facility is operated by Corrective Services New South Wales, a department administered by the Government of New South Wales. The complex is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the Sydney CBD and is contained within a 32-hectare (79-acre) site. The Long Bay Correctional Complex, commonly called Long Bay, is a correctional facility comprising a heritage-listed maximum and minimum security prison for males and females and a hospital to treat prisoners, psychiatric cases and remandees, located in Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Long Bay Correctional Centre Long Bay Gaol Long Bay Jail Long Bay Industrial Correctional Centre Assessment Prison
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