Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Police Station
Authorized form of name
BRIDGETOWN POLICE STATION
Other form(s) of name
- BLACKWOOD BRIDGE POLICE STATION
- BLACKWOOD NO.1 POLICE STATION
- GEEGELUP POLICE STATION
Description identifier
AU WA A1786
Description area
Dates of existence
1862-03-22 -
History
Opened on the 22nd March 1862 as Blackwood Bridge Police Station, it later was known as Blackwood No.1 Police Station and then Geegelup Police Station.
A new station was built on Hampton Road and opened on the 18th October 1880, it was about this time the name changed to Bridgetown Police Station. It remained in use until 1970 when a new station was built on Steere Street.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Police Act 1892, s.39 Establishment of police districts (amended by No 6 of 1978 s.10)
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
AU WA A61 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT (1853-03-05 - 1995-05-31)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A61
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A944 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE SERVICE (1995-05-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A944
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related function
Related unit of description
Related unit of description
Related unit of description
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Sources
Archivist's notes
(Records in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 5/Bridgetown: Accession 673)