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Mount Thomas Police Station (aka 10 Thompson St, Williamstown)
Number 10 Thompson Street, Williamstown, Victoria may look familiar to Aussies - that's because it's the very building used in the award-winning, long-running police drama series, Blue Heelers.
I'm a huge fan of the show and was ecstatic to finally find this building which I've been searching for since I became a fan of the show.
Blue Heelers aired on the Seven Network from 1994-2005 and ran for 510 episodes. It was set in the country town of Mount Thomas, population around 10,000, and had its own police station near the Imperial Hotel, the famous pub. The real Imperial Hotel is actually in Castlemaine (56 Lyttleton Street, if you wanted to check it out!), but if you're in Melbourne you can easily take a 10 minute drive to beautiful Williamstown, Victoria's oldest suburb.
I was in Williamstown recently, and after a thorough search (and some help from some friendly Williamstown police officers) I found the very building. It hasn't changed much from when it was used in Blue Heelers, with the only noticeable differences being that the veranda is now made of wood, rather than the old concrete; and the fence posts and gate have been painted white instead of bare metal. And, of course, the 'Police' sign is missing from the front!
Mount Thomas Police Station (aka 10 Thompson St, Williamstown)
Number 10 Thompson Street, Williamstown, Victoria may look familiar to Aussies - that's because it's the very building used in the award-winning, long-running police drama series, Blue Heelers.
I'm a huge fan of the show and was ecstatic to finally find this building which I've been searching for since I became a fan of the show.
Blue Heelers aired on the Seven Network from 1994-2005 and ran for 510 episodes. It was set in the country town of Mount Thomas, population around 10,000, and had its own police station near the Imperial Hotel, the famous pub. The real Imperial Hotel is actually in Castlemaine (56 Lyttleton Street, if you wanted to check it out!), but if you're in Melbourne you can easily take a 10 minute drive to beautiful Williamstown, Victoria's oldest suburb.
I was in Williamstown recently, and after a thorough search (and some help from some friendly Williamstown police officers) I found the very building. It hasn't changed much from when it was used in Blue Heelers, with the only noticeable differences being that the veranda is now made of wood, rather than the old concrete; and the fence posts and gate have been painted white instead of bare metal. And, of course, the 'Police' sign is missing from the front!