Brisbane Crime & Criminals
In collaboration with the Brisbane History Group
Sunday 28 May 2023
12:30 – 16:00
Conference Room, Queensland Police Headquarters
Bookings via Brisbane History Group Eventbrite or email museum@police.qld.gov.au
When booking please include the names of ALL attendees
Link to Event Flyer
On 28 May we will hear from three speakers:
Jennifer Harrison has an interest in the worldwide input of the ‘Coming of the Strangers’ to nineteenth century Queensland. In today’s seminar she will trace the lives and criminal origins of some of the convicts who were transported to the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement.
Jack Sim Over its near 200 year history Brisbane has had many dreadful and shocking crimes which have become part of the city’s story. In this talk Crime Tours Australia, author and publisher Jack Sim will focus on several of these which impacted on society. These cases have become part of the collective memory of the River City and various legends and untruths have also grown up around them, which will also be explored.
Lisa Jones enjoys speaking about the history of the Queensland Police and is particularly fascinated with stories about interesting crimes and sometimes unusual criminal methods. She has been Curator of the Queensland Police Museum, for the last 25 years
1230-1300 Registration & Bookshop
1300-1305 Welcome and Introduction
1305-1340 Jennifer Harrison – “Moreton Bay penal settlement – a nursery of vice: recoverable culprits or desperate demons?”
1340-1345 Questions
1345-1420 Lisa Jones – “An Ingenious Disguise”
1420-1425 Questions
1425-1500 Afternoon Tea
1500-1535 Jack Sim – “Bloody Brisbane”
1535-1540 Questions
BOOK SHOP – The Brisbane History Group will be selling their books on the day. If you wish to purchase please bring some cash with you.
GETTING TO THE VENUE – Parking spots around QPS Headquarters are difficult to find. You can try May or Makerston Streets or North Quay for paid parking spots. Public transport is the best option as Roma Street railway station and bus station are directly across the road. Public transport is the best option as Roma Street railway station and bus station are directly across the road. Please check the train timetables for track work that might shut down the lines.
This information has been supplied by the Queensland Police Museum on behalf of the Brisbane History Group.
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 – museum@police.qld.gov.au
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