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Police Reserve Complex (former)

Samwell Street, Croydon

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Croydon Police Station and Residence (2011); Heritage Branch Staff

Croydon Police Station and Residence (2011)

Croydon Police Station (2011); Heritage Branch Staff

Croydon Police Station (2011)

Croydon Court House and the Police Precinct (2007); Heritage Branch Staff

Croydon Court House and the Police Precinct (2007)

 Croydon Police Station and Town Hall ca. 1901; Heritage Branch Staff

Croydon Police Station and Town Hall ca. 1901

Adjacent to the court house is the police reserve. The first police station was established in 1886, shortly after the goldfields were declared. The town continued to grow, and a lock-up, additional cells and stables were added by 1889. In 1896, local contractor James Lancaster constructed a large timber building for use as police barracks and further cells were built the following year. A residence for the officer in charge was built in 1899. As the town declined into the early 20th century, some of the structures were either reduced in size or removed. By 1937 there were only 250 people in town, which had a population of over 4000 at its peak in 1887. New police buildings were erected at the rear of the original one in 1977. From 1982, the National Trust of Queensland occupied the early buildings until the Croydon Shire assumed management and included the police station in its heritage and museum precinct.

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Coordinates: -18.20331335, 142.24435557

Full details of this heritage-registered place are in the Heritage register.

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1 July 2022
Last updated
28 February 2023