AGY-135 | Ashfield Police Station

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Ashfield Police Station was established prior to 1855.(1) In 1863, Ashfield Police Station was staffed by one constable on foot.(2)  In 1933, the South Ashfield Police Station closed and it is likely that its functions were taken over by Ashfield.

In 2011 Ashfield Police Station was located in the Ashfield Local Area Command within the Southwest Metro Region and was the Local Area Command Office. Its address in 2011 was 14 Victoria Street, Ashfield. (3)

Endnotes
1. Return Showing Police Stations in the years 1855 and 1865 - List of Police Stations in 1855 in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1865 Vol.1 p.638.
2. Distribution of the Police Force on 1 December 1863 p.1 in Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 1863-64 Vol.2, p. 899.
3. NSW Police Force website http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/structure/operations_command/local_area_commands/south_west_metro_region/ashfield (accessed 13 July 2011).