POLICING MORETON BAY 1842-1859
Sunday, 29 July 2018 | 11:00am to 12:30pm
Police HQ, 200 Roma Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000
FREE ENTRY
The Moreton Bay District was a very large area extending from the current border in the south, to the Toowoomba Range in the West, the coastline in the East and by about 1857 had stretched northward as far as Buderim. The two main police stations at Brisbane and Ipswich managed much of the affairs in the District. There was initially a small population in both of these towns with only a small number of officers to police the district. Duties involved the usual arrests and control of affrays, along with huge distances and interactions with both European and Indigenous communities.
Curator Lisa Jones is currently undertaking research for her PhD in pre-separation policing and will present ‘The policing response to the murder of Fredrika Klumpp and her son Gottlieb in August 1857′. She will outline the crime, the difficulties impacting the policing response, the justice system and the individual officers involved.
This one-and-a-half-hour presentation will commence at 11am on Sunday, July 29, and conclude at 12:30pm. It will be both informative and educational and is suitable for any audience.
The Museum opens its doors to the public on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 3pm from February to November in addition to the standard Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm opening hours. Monthly Sunday openings feature guest speakers from across the historical and crime-solving spectrums.
PLEASE NOTE: The Police Museum will open on Sunday, July 29 from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.