the Lock-up. Originally, in theearly days, a log-hut, and often keeping the name when it wasmade a more secure place. Sometimes, when there was nolock-up, the prisoners were chained to heavy logs of trees.
1802. G.Barrington, `History of New South Wales,' p. 184:
«The governor resolved on building a large log prison both atSydney and Paramatta, and `as the affair cried haste,' aquantity of logs were ordered to be sent in by the varioussettlers, officers and others.»
[p. 196]: «The inhabitants of Sydney were assessed to supplythatch for the new gaol, and the building was enclosed witha strong high fence. It was 80 feet long, the sides and endswere of strong logs, a double row of which formed eachpartition. The prison was divided into 22 cells. The floorand the roof were logs, over which was a coat eight inchesdeep of clay.»
1851. Letter from Mrs. Perry, given in Canon Goodman's`Church of Victoria during Episcopate of Bishop Perry,' p. 164:
«One [sentry] at the lock-up, a regular American log-hut.» [sic. But in America it would have been called a log-cabin.]
1888. Rolf Boldrewood, `Robbery under Arms,' p. 193:
«Let's put him in the Logs . . . The lock-up, like mostbush ones, was built of heavy logs, just roughly squared,with the ceiling the same sort.»
1888. Rolf Boldrewood, `A Sydneyside Saxon,' p. 111:
«`He'll land himself in the logs about that same calf racketif he doesn't lookout, some day.' `Logs!' I says. `Theredon't seem to be many about this part. The trees are alltoo small.'»