Surrey Hills Mounted Police Station was located at 5 Suffolk Road (dem.) from 1889-1914. It was a police residence with two rooms as the police office and workshop. There were stables on the back fence. The property adjoined Wyclif Church in Norfolk Road. Gilbert McCallum rented from c.1914-1923 when he built a home in Westminster Street. It is his son Archie who can just be seen on the front steps. Archie remembers the 2 storied stables with a gantry for hauling feed sacks up with a block and tackle, then a polished wood slide to send the feed down. The McCallum children and local friends found this to be a marvellous slide. David McPhie, ex-police force, lived here with his family from 1923-c.1950. A black and white photograph showing a mid to late Victorian style weatherboard house with decorative brackets under the eaves. The verandah is of timber with decorative timber fretwork.surrey hills mounted police, suffolk road, surrey hills, wyclif church, police, gilbert mccallum, archie mccallum, david mcphie

Black and white rural scene of Mr. Archie McCallum riding on the footboard sowing with a Drill drawn by a team of eight horses. This photograph was take at Glenorchy. Original photo owned by Mr. Murray Macpherson.Black and white photograph of a rural scene. A person riding on the footboard of a drill, drawn by a eight horse team.glenorchy