Thomas James Heaney was sworn in as a Queensland police officer on 18 December 1888. He first served at Roma Street police station and in 1894 he was transferred to Woolloongabba. In 1905 after seventeen years of service, Thomas’s life would change after he was viciously attacked outside the Norman Hotel at Woolloongabba by two men.
Sergeant Thomas James Heaney. Queensland Figaro 4 October 1906, page 13.
Rob Cochrane, retired police officer, Brisbane Greeter and a Committee member of the Friends of the Queensland Police Museum, researched the life of Constable Thomas Heaney and will outline the circumstances of the assault on him and the events that followed.
This one-and-a-half-hour presentation from 11am Sunday, 31 March will be both informative and educational and 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 Sunday, 31 March from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.