The Queensland Police Museum will soon feature in Season 2 of My favourite item: unravelling Brisbane’s history piece by piece, a collection of podcasts delivered by Brisbane’s Living Heritage Network for its members, of which we are one. My favourite item: unravelling Brisbane’s history piece by piece takes listeners inside different heritage collections to discover what is special to them.
With thousands of objects in the collection, we’ve made the tough decision to choose a favourite and fascinating item to be examined with presenter Kirsten Murray, the conversation to be released on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts.
Did we choose horse tack? See the saddle peeking up from the base of this display cabinet? This equipment came from the team previously known as the Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad. Now known as the Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) the specialist squad investigates and prevents major and organised crime in rural Queensland.
Will we chat about swords? We have a collection of genuine Queensland Police Force ceremonial swords, and more recent commemorative swords including these limited editions; the Queensland Police 120th Anniversary sword, the Bi-centennial sword of 1988 and the World Expo 88 sword. This image (PM2255), c1912, shows fourteen members of the Brisbane Mounted Police outside the Petrie Terrace Police Depot complete with ceremonial uniforms and swords.
Perhaps we’ll showcase a crime; the 1949 murders on Ocean Island including the lethal weapon located by Queensland police which helped to convict the offender; the Wickham Terrace bombing in 1955 with grisly images and pipe bomb remnants; or the case of a gem stone fraud, valued at $900,000 in 1983.
Keep a look out for the release of our segment, and whilst you’re there, have a listen to other episodes in My favourite item: unravelling Brisbane’s history piece by piece.
Find us on Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts, with links to both here;
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-favourite-item/id1476359023
https://soundcloud.com/blhn/myfavitemintro
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Brisbane’s Living Heritage Network connects the community with member sites located across the greater Brisbane area. The story of Brisbane is a journey of discovery and each member site listed on the BLHN website, of which the Queensland Police Museum is one, adds a special chapter to Brisbane’s story. It is the vision of BLHN to inspire residents and visitors to value, enjoy and share Brisbane’s rich heritage and unique stories.
The Queensland Police Museum is currently closed due to COVID19, with staff working remotely by email and phone. When reopened, hours of operation will be 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 10am to 3pm on the last Sunday of the month, and is located on the Ground Floor of Police Headquarters at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.
Contact by email: museum@police.qld.gov.au