Lot 13051, Newcastle Township, with the old Armoury thereon, as indicated by the figure A B C D on Surveyor'sDiagram SG 2570/1977, dated 27th October 1977 and filled in the office of the Surveyor-General, situate in the Borough o Newcastle, incom.
Status History: Proclaimed as a national monument 15 September 1978.
History; Presumably built by military volunteers as an arsenal for defence of the area around Newcastle, and as a mobilisation centre for troops to serve in other areas, it can best be described as a monument to the volunteer regiments.