CIRCULAR ORDERS

• AU WA S3640
• Series
• 1853-03-05 -

Unbound letterbooks containing handwritten Circular Orders issued by the Superintendent of Police.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE

• AU WA S2376
• Series
• 1853-03-05 - 1859-05-25

This series forms the earliest registered correspondence from the Police Force (although correspondence relating to policing is also included in Colonial Secretary's Office records throughout the 1800's).The Police Force used a sequentia...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

GENERAL FILES [1]

• AU WA S2126
• Series
• 1859-01-01 - 1883-12-31

General correspondence dealing with the administrative and operational sides of police work. Includes files on accidents, major crime (murders etc), Aborigines, Water Police, some routine police matters etc.(Files in this Record Series include ite...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

UNREGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE

• AU WA S2381
• Series
• 1860-01-01 -

This series consists of loose correspondence addressed, or passed on to, the Superintendent of Police. The correspondence does not appear to be officially registered by the Police Force.(Correspondence in this Record Series was previously listed a...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

REPORT - MISSING PROSPECTORS

• AU WA S799
• Series
• 1902-01-01 -

An 8 page report from Constable Whatman of Wiluna Police Station describing the search made for two missing prospectors, R. McKenzie and F. Coltman in Jan-Feb 1902.

WILUNA POLICE STATION

LETTERBOOKS

• AU WA S369
• Series
• 1861-01-01 -

Copies of letters and reports received by and sent from Newcastle, (later Toodyay) Police Station.

NEWCASTLE POLICE STATION

DUTY BOOKS

• AU WA S3235
• Series
• 1862-04-01 - 1906-11-07

Records in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 5/Albany; Accession 364 and 1858

ALBANY POLICE STATION

OCCURRENCE BOOKS

• AU WA S3240
• Series
• 1863-11-01 -

After 1872, arrivals and departures of ships are generally recorded. Between 1872-1873 the names of some overseas passengers are noted and some record of persons travelling between Albany and Perth by Mail Coach. Between 1883-1894 there are full p...

ALBANY POLICE STATION

REGISTER - GOVERNOR'S APPROVALS

• AU WA S2380
• Series
• 1867-09-20 - 1875-03-27

This register provides a daily summary of approvals made by the Governor for various police and policing matters including expenditure, appointments, dismissals, transfers, leave of absence, etc. An index is included within the register.(The regis...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

FILES - PERSONAL [2]

• AU WA S2015
• Series
• 1868-01-01 -

Departmental personal files of police officers and commissioned officers. Civilian staff working for the Department are not included. Record of Service sheets for all officers are retained separately by the Department.The personal files in this se...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

REQUISITION BOOKS

• AU WA S350
• Series
• 1868-11-25 -

Order books for stationery, forms and other general requisites for police station.

NARROGIN POLICE STATION

FILES - PERSONAL [1]

• AU WA S81
• Series
• 1868-01-01 -

Departmental personal files of police officers and commissioned officers. Civilian staff working for the Department are not included. Record of Service sheets for all officers are retained separately by the Department.The personal files in this se...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

LETTER BOOKS

• AU WA S4654
• Series
• 1868-09-04 -

BRIDGETOWN POLICE STATION

OCCURRENCE REPORTS

• AU WA S1105
• Series
• 1875-01-29 - 1882-07-23

Individual occurrence reports sent to the Police Department by police officers stationed at Geraldton, Gwalia, Wittenoom, Northampton, Roebourne and Shark Bay. The reports all relate to incidents involving aborigines.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

OCCURRENCE BOOK

• AU WA S1215
• Series
• 1875-03-07 - 1889-06-13

Records daily activities of police staff based at this police station. Arrival and departure of travellers is reported, also movements of the Mail Coach driven by J. Chipper.Records in this Records Series were previously listed at the State Record...

THIRTY-SIX MILE POLICE STATION

MONTHLY RETURNS

• AU WA S1216
• Series
• 1875-03-07 -

Monthly returns of special duties carried out by police staff based at Thirty-six Mile Station plus monthly returns of prisoners confined at the Thirty-six Mile and Jarrahdale lock-ups.Records in this Record Series were previously listed at the St...

JARRAHDALE POLICE STATION

POLICE GAZETTES

• AU WA S4931
• Series
• 1876-03-01

Master copies of the WA Police Gazettes covering 1891 - 2010.Police Gazettes were produced by the Police Department for police purposes only, with copies distributed to different sections and stations of the Department.The Police Gazettes include ...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

OCCURRENCE BOOKS

• AU WA S839
• Series
• 1877-11-01 -

Details include date, date and number of occurrence, result and name of officer involved.

WILLIAMS POLICE STATION

GENERAL FILES [2]

• AU WA S76
• Series
• 1883-01-01 -

General correspondence dealing with the administrative and operational sides of Police work. Includes files on motor vehicle licensing, motor vehicles - accidents, Aborigines, police stations, accidental deaths, murders, missing persons and deaths...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

GENERAL AND TRAFFIC OCCURRENCES

• AU WA S1422
• Series
• 1883-03-01 -

This series comprises Derby Station occurrence books for the period 1885 to 1910, and copies of general & traffic occurrences from December 1984. The older records are listed in AN5/Broome.

DERBY POLICE STATION

OCCURRENCE BOOKS

• AU WA S1427
• Series
• 1883-03-01 -

General occurrences (P13s) reported at Wyndham Police Station. For earlier records in this series see AN5/Wyndham.

WYNDHAM POLICE STATION

TELEGRAMS

• AU WA S3248
• Series
• 1884-01-01 - 1889-01-30

Details of received and sent telegrams for the Albany Police Station. Entries include date received and replied, sender and receiver, brief subject description and word count of telegrams.(Records in this Record Series were previously listed at th...

ALBANY POLICE STATION

OCCURRENCE BOOKS

• AU WA S444
• Series
• 1884-01-01 -

Unbound manuscript volume containing reports of occurrences at Newcastle Gaol. Includes date and time of event and recording officer. The Police Station at Newcastle was responsible for the gaol.

NEWCASTLE POLICE STATION

NOMINAL INDEXES

• AU WA S4069
• Series
• 1885 -

Nominal (name based) indexes to the Police Department's general files (Record Series No. 76). The indexes group Police Department correspondence, reports, journals, etc. into name-based headings and cross-reference Police Department file numb...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT INDEXES

• AU WA S4068
• Series
• 1885 -

Subject indexes to the Police Department's general files (Record Series No. 76). The indexes group Police Department correspondence, reports, journals, etc. into subject-based headings and cross-reference Police Department file numbers.(Index...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT