Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Police Station
Authorized form of name
MOUNT WITTENOOM POLICE STATION
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1800
Description area
Dates of existence
1880-04-01 - 1912-08-11
History
A request for a police station to be established at Mount Wittenoom was made by the Superintendent of Police to the Colonial Secretary in March 1878. A police station was opened on the 1st of April 1880
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
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/Mt Wittenoom: Accession 411)