Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4824
Title
CHARGE BOOKS
Date(s)
- 1889-05-03 - 1903-03-31 (Accumulation)
- 1879-03-13 - (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A184 - ESPERANCE POLICE STATION
(1879-03-13 -)
Administrative history
A police station was established in Esperance following the murder of John Moir in 1878. On 13 March 1879, Police Constable Truslove and Lance Corporal Coppin took charge of policing in a district which extended from Bremer Bay to Eucla. A new police station building opened in November 1967.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Charge books give details of names of persons charged, date and character of charge, names of witnesses, descriptions of property, and name of magistrate before whom case is tried.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Restricted - 50 years.