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The former Gaol at Hay was once again proclaimed a prison on 26 August 1930 and re-established on 9 September 1930. (1) The Governor was Harry Hood. (2) In the year ended 30 June, 1936 106 prisoners were 'dealt with' at the prison - a daily average of 13. (3) The gaol was vacated in August 1940 and ceased to be a prison on 31 October 1947.(4) The building was leased to the military where it became a temporary hospital in conjunction with the Hay P.O.W. camps a well as a confinement for Japanese and Italian Prisoners of War. (5) Notes: (1) NSW Government Gazette no.121, 29 August p.3446. (2) The Witcombe Heritage: A History of the Buildings of Hay, Hay Historical Society p.38. (3) Report of the Comptroller-General of Prisons for the year ended 30 June 1936 p. 1in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1937-38, vol. 3 p. 869 (4) NSW Government Gazette n117, 17 October 1947 p.2400. (5) The Witcombe Heritage op.cit.User Contributed Tags
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