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FROM the VAULT: Pomp & Ceremony

There have been twenty-five Queensland Governors. The first, Sir George Bowen was appointed on December 10, 1859. All of whom, across the last  150 years or so have been called on to attend police functions such as swearing-in and medal ceremonies. Governors who wanted to travel around the state, called upon the services of the Queensland police to ensure that their travels were safe.

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Mounted police escort the Queensland Governor Baron Lamington to the opening of Parliament in 1897.
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These images illustrate both the pomp and ceremony associated with the visit of His Excellency the Governor and the rough travel undertaken and basic accommodation provided by the Governor and the police escort.

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Citizens and police escort Lord Chelmsford, His Excellency the Governor, into Cloncurry on 21 July 1908. L-R Inspector McGrath (mounted); Lord Chelmsford (in wagon wearing pith helmet); Constables Howard, Kelly and R.J. Ryan (all with red arrows).
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Surveyor Weighton stands in front of the “residence” made ready for the visit of the Governor, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, for his visit to Mount Isa in 1924.
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Queensland Governor Colonel Sir Leslie Wilson inspects officers at the Petrie Terrace Depot with Sub-Inspector Patrick O’Hara following with a sword salute, 1933.
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Sub Inspector Charles Perrin escorts the Queensland Governor Colonel Sir Leslie Wilson past a parade of mounted police officers at the Brisbane Exhibition grounds, 1936.
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This information has been supplied by the Queensland Police Museum from the best resources available at the time of writing.

The Police Museum is open 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 10am to 3pm on the last Sunday of the month (Feb-Nov) and is located on the Ground Floor of Police Headquarters at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.

Contact: E: museum@police.qld.gov.au

“FROM the VAULT: Pomp & Ceremony”  by the Queensland Police Service is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (BY) 2.5 Australia Licence. Permissions may be available beyond the scope of this licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/legalcode


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