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Evelyn Ivy Hill was born on February 14, 1938 and was sworn in as Constable PW13 on September 9, 1965. Constable Hill was transferred to Roma Street, Fortitude Valley, Townsville Police stations before joining the Criminal Investigation Branch in Brisbane. She was also posted to the Commissioner’s Office and ended here career as Senior Sergeant at the Moorooka Police station in October 1993.
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Evelyn Hill was an early trailblazer who forged a path for other women to follow. She was the first policewoman:
- to be assigned to a country station
- to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant 1/c
- to be promoted to the rank of Senior Sergeant
- to take charge of a police station
- to relieve as a commissioned officer (Inspector)
This information has been supplied by the Queensland Police Museum from the best resources available at the time of writing.
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