AU WA A1833 - YORK POLICE STATION

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Legal Status Text

Police Station

Authorized form of name

YORK POLICE STATION

Other form(s) of name

Description identifier

AU WA A1833

Description area

Dates of existence

1836-01-01 -

History

Police were located at York since 1836. York's first police station was located on Avon Terrace. Over the years it was extended and renovated with a new lock up and police quarters being erected on the 10th September 1903.
A new police station was built in 1981 and is located on Ford Street, York.

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 - 2005-07-01)

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/York: Accession 1141)