The Friends of the Queensland Police Museum Inc. (FQPM), established in 2007, is a committed group of people devoted to the advancement of the Queensland Police Museum and comprises people interested in the history of the Queensland Police.
The FQPM aims to develop partnerships with the Police Museum, Queensland Police Service and others to support museum activities and fund FQPM projects that acquire and conserve items for the collections and other projects that enhance the appreciation of Queensland Police Heritage. Projects include the restoration, refurbishment, enhancement and preservation of sites / objects of Queensland Police historical or heritage significance and that honour those members who have served with the Queensland Police since 1864.
New members are welcome; please visit www.friendsqpmuseum.com.au. Activities are funded by subscriptions, sponsorship and donations. Donations of items of police historical significance are welcome. For advice please contact:- The Secretary, Friends of the Queensland Police Museum, c/- Queensland Police Museum, GPO Box 1440, Brisbane QLD 4001.
Below are images of some of the many objects donated to the Queensland Police Museum by members of the FQPM.
A precious donation by former Police Commissioner and inaugural FQPM patron, Bob Atkinson, was this 1935 Hercules bicycle. Typical of the bicycles ridden in the era, the Queensland Police used bicycles between 1896 and the mid-1950s. This article has been meticulously restored by current QPS Project Officer Mario Pezzimenti and is on display in the Police Museum.
Also on display, an Expo 88 commemorative sword with scabbard, purchased by the FQPM
A Queensland Police Signet Ring, purchased by the FQPM in 2013.
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This information has been supplied by the Queensland Police Museum from the best resources available. The Police Museum is open 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 10am to 3pm on the last Sunday of the month (Feb-Nov) and is located on the Ground Floor of Police Headquarters at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane. Contact: E: museum@police.qld.gov.au
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