Located 209 km north of
Adelaide,
Gladstone is a
medium-sized service town in an area dominated by wheat and
sheep.
The town developed rapidly with the
arrival of the
railway in 1877. It was built to ship wheat from the town's grain
silos
to Port Pirie. Today trains still use the line but the largest use
is
for the transportation of lead and zinc from Broken Hill to Port
Pirie.
The appeal of the town lies in its
broad streets and
substantial buildings. The Commercial Hotel which dates from 1878
and
has some particularly attractive lattice work, the Gladstone
Hotel
offers accommodation and the most impressive buildings in town are
the
bank buildings which dominate the street beside the railway
line.
The Gaol which was built
between
1879-81 at a cost of £21,640. The slate was quarried at
Mintaro
and transported by bullock draying. It was originally used
for
'inebriates and debtors'. It was never a large gaol and from the
time
of its opening until the 1920s it never housed more than 20
prisoners.
From its earliest days it was always a gaol for both men and
women.
During World War II it was used as an internment camp for Italians
and
Germans. After 1943 it remained unused until 1953 when it became
a
corrective training complex for 18-25-year-old offenders. It
was
reasonably secure. There were only 20 escapes in the gaol's 100
year
history. It was eventually closed down in 1975 and opened to
visitors
in 1978.
The co-ords to GZ can be obtained by visiting the Emergency
Services in High Street each which are within 20 Meters of the
given Co-ords.
A = Street Number of Police
Station.
B = Day Ambulance Service
Officially Opened.
C = Number of Letters in
the first name of the person who officially opened the Ambulance
Service.
D = Number of 'S's on the
Plaque at the Ambulance Service.
E = Number of 'Y's on the
Plaque at the Ambulance Service.
S 33
°
15.A
x 37 - 2
E138 ° 21.B x (B - C) - (D + E)