This Day in History: 1851-08-20

The combined group of 40 ticket-of-leave men arrived at the Toodyay Police Barracks in old Toodyay for an overnight rest.

Sources:
Alison Cromb. The history of the Toodyay Convict Depot. A. Cromb, 2010, p.10.
Rica Erickson. Old Toodyay and Newcastle. Toodyay Shire Council, 1974, p.96.