Sunday Lecture Series
The Discovery of a Missing WWII American Bomber, Lady Ann
Sunday, 30 August 2020
11:00am to 12:30pm
Police HQ, 200 Roma Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000
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This lecture is presented by Mark Clayton, a doctoral candidate at the CQ University.
The chance discovery of a wrecked American bomber on North Queensland’s Hinchinbrook Island, a year after it had disappeared in 1943, helped solve one of the State’s most deadly aerial mysteries.
Reporting his remarkable discovery to the local police should have earned forty-five year-old labourer Alexander Morgan at least some commendation. Instead, he was promptly charged, convicted and fined for having stolen U.S. Government property, his ordeal marking the beginning of lengthy police and U.S. military investigations that would eventually enmesh many other families from the local Lucinda and Halifax communities, and continue until late the following decade.
About the Presenter
Mark Clayton is a doctoral candidate at the CQ University. He has previously held curatorial and conservation positions with the National Library of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, the Powerhouse Museum, and Museum Victoria. Mark has also been the Director of several regional art, social history and technology museums both in Australia, and in New Zealand. In addition to doctoral research, he continues to serve as as Expert Adviser for the National Cultural Heritage Committee (Australia) and the National Museum and Art Gallery (PNG).
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 February 23 from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.