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Old Police Station Museum - SA

Old Police Station Museum

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Position

DEG: -33.837952 138.605896

DMS: 33º 50' 16.63" S 138º 36' 21.23" E

UTM: 54 H 6253233mN 278466mE

Altitude: 398m

Address & Contact

32 Neagles Rock Rd
Clare SA 5453

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Information

Clare's first Police Station was on the banks of the Hutt and Wakefield Rivers near the town of Mintaro. With the towns growing population and the need for a Police Station in the town as well as a local Courthouse a permanent location was chosen.

This building was the first permanent Police Station in Clare and was erected on the western edge of Clare and was opened in 1850 and was constructed by Messrs Palmer and Williams.

The building had 2 rooms, one for a courtroom and the other for the Police Troopers and prison cells. In 1855 a police reserve was surveyed of around 56 acres where the police horses were pastured. By 1870 Clare was the headquarters of the Northern Division of the Mounted Police and was under control by Inspector Saunders.

Today the old Police Station is run by the National Trust as a museum.

PlaceID	111936

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Closest Weather Station

Clare at 02/03:00am CST

Distance from Old Police Station Museum 2.06km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.2°C	3.5°C	79%	1.9°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Clare High School

Distance from Old Police Station Museum 2.06km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.3	29.9	25.9	21.6	17.1	13.5	12.8	14.2	17.3	20.4	24.9	27.3
Mean Min. °C	14.7	15.0	12.0	8.9	6.3	4.9	4.0	4.4	6.1	7.8	10.9	12.4
Mean Rain mm	18.3	23.5	27.3	32.8	51.3	65.7	66.1	64.7	59.1	50.2	38.5	37.4