Rockhampton Court House
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Rockhampton Supreme Court
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| Location | 42 East Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°22′38″S 150°30′43″E / 23.3773°S 150.512°ECoordinates: 23°22′38″S 150°30′43″E / 23.3773°S 150.512°E |
| Design period | 1940s - 1960s (post-World War II) |
| Built | 1950 - 1955 |
| Architect | John Hitch |
| Architectural style(s) | Modernism |
| Official name: Rockhampton Court and Administrative Complex, District Court (State Government Savings Bank, Commonwealth, Magistrate's Court (Police Court), Supreme Court | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600795 |
| Significant period | 1880s ongoing (social) 1880s, 1891, 1910s, 1930s (historical) 1886-1930s (fabric sup ct) 1915-193 |
| Significant components | office/s, garden/grounds, court house, bank |
 Location of Rockhampton Courthouse in Queensland
Location of Rockhampton Courthouse in Queensland
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Rockhampton Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 42 East Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Hitch and built from 1950 to 1955. It is also known as District Court, Queensland Government Savings Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Magistrate's Court, Police Court, and Supreme Court. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Rockhampton Courthouse complex comprises the Supreme Court building (Block D 1886-87), Magistrate's Court building (Block B, former Police Court building 1934-36), District Court building (Block C, former Queensland Government Savings Bank and Commonwealth Bank, 1915–16 and 1932–33), Family Services' building (Block F, former Labour Bureau 1934-36), and the Bolsover Street Government Office building (Block E 1950-55), which all form part of a significant group of buildings on the Government Reserve bounded by Fitzroy, East and Bolsover Streets, Rockhampton. The buildings all reflect the involvement of the Queensland Government in the development of the City of Rockhampton from the colonial period until the present day, in various areas such as the administration of justice, and the provision of government services within Rockhampton.
After the short lived Canoona gold rush of 1858, Rockhampton was proclaimed as a town and declared a "port of entry" in 1858. The first sale of town allotments was held in Rockhampton on 17 and 18 November 1858. In 1859 Queensland separated from New South Wales, and at this time Brisbane became the base of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The Supreme Court provided sittings for circuit towns that included Ipswich, Drayton and Maryborough.
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