Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1902-04-13 - 1954-11-29 (Accumulation)
- 1901-10-22 - 1954-11-29 (Creation)
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Status
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Police Station at Big Bell opened in 1937, closed between 25 March 1943 and 7 January 1946 and then closed permanently by 1 June 1955. It was located adjacent to the Station Yard.
(Records in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 5/Abbotts; Accession 3329)
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The volume was originally used by Abbotts Police Station as an Occurrence Book and was subsequently used by Big Bell Police Station to paste Circular Orders into. Occurrences between 17 April 1902 and 18 August 1902 are obscured.
Occurrence entries include date, name of officer and nature of occurrence. Circular Orders are mostly those issued by Geraldton District Office.
(Records in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 5/Abbotts; Accession 3329).