This Day in History: 2016-11-27

At the Toodyay Historical Society’s End-of-Year Sundowner, held in the Old Wicklow Shearing Shed, Clinton Street, Toodyay, the ‘Toodyay Clock’ was official handed into the care of the Toodyay Shire Museum. Shire President Cr. David Dow and Museum Curator Margie Eberle received the official paperwork from THS President Robyn Taylor. The ormolu clock, originally owned by the local Demasson family, was not physically present.

Sources:
Alison Cromb. The history of the Toodyay Convict Depot. A. Cromb, 2010, p. 116-117.
Beth Frayne, Robyn Taylor & Lee Francis. The Toodyay Society (Incorporated) & The Toodyay Historical Society (Incorporated) 40^th Anniversary history, 1980-2020. THS, 2020, pp.  96 (photo)-97.