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FROM the VAULT – The Gatton Murders, 26 December 1898
Gatton murder scene with police trackers at work, alongside Constable Murphy of Brisbane in the wattle scrub covered paddock belonging to Mr. Frank Moran. The Sulky belonging to the Murphy’s siblings...
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FROM the VAULT: How to Capture Bush Rangers
Warning: Readers are advised this article contains an image of an Aboriginal Police Trooper, now deceased. We’re thinking a lull in criminal activity in the Coen area around 1897 is the best...
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FROM the VAULT – Police Depot First Lectures, 1899
In 1895, William Parry-Okeden, succeeded Queensland Police first commissioner, Thomas Seymour. During Parry-Okeden’s relatively brief commissionership (1895–1905) the organisation expanded and...
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FROM the VAULT – Deputy Commissioner Thomas Atkinson
It is 35 years ago today, Deputy Commissioner Thomas Sydney Atkinson retired after a long and truly distinguished career in the Queensland Police Force. Commencing as a Cadet on July 16th, 1945, and...
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FROM the VAULT – Queensland Police ANZACs: William Harold Kenny
Queensland Police ANZACs William Harold Kenny (20 August 1887 – 15 May 1949) 168 Queensland policemen volunteered in the AIF, Constable William (Bill) Harold Kenny survived the war and resumed service...
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FROM the VAULT – Keith Banks BM VA and Bar
Keith Banks BM VA and Bar served in the Queensland Police Service from 27 January 1975 to 10 February 1995. He was the recipient of 2 Police Valour Awards and the Bravery Medal and is one of the few...
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FROM the VAULT – The Long Road to Coen
In response to numerous reports of drunkenness and disorderly conduct among the miners and requests for police protection, on 21 April, 1895 a Police Station was opened at Coen. In the 1890s the...
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SUNDAY LECTURE SERIES: Fingerprints – Unique ID
Sunday Lecture Series: Fingerprints – Unique ID Sunday, 23 February 2020 11:00am to 12:30pm Police HQ, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY Matching fingerprints from a crime scene to an...
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FROM the VAULT – Female Criminals in Colonial Brisbane: A Case of Susan...
The central district of nineteenth-century Brisbane boasted an array of public houses, shops, and hotels. Pugh’s Queensland Almanac listed an extraordinary number of businesses in the area. The city...
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FROM the VAULT – Female Criminals in Colonial Brisbane: A Case of Susan...
In mid-January 1885, Joshua Stead pleaded guilty to assaulting Susan McGowan. He accused her of getting him two months’ imprisonment for an earlier assault, then knocked her down and kicked her two or...
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FROM the VAULT – Secretary to Marsupial Board
In the early decades of the force’s existence, a Brisbane city policeman was truly a jack-of-all-trades. Apart from the extensive policing duties (peace preservation, crime prevention, prosecution,...
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COVID-19 Response
We’d like to express our very best wishes to you during this challenging time from the team here at the Queensland Police Museum. With the current status of COVID-19, our greatest priority currently is...
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The community is being reminded to adhere to social distancing principles and new restrictions in relation to indoor venues. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is providing ongoing support to...
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FROM the VAULT – New Motorcycles for the Road Safety Bureau, 1972
The responsibility for road safety was shared by the Queensland Road Safety Council and Queensland Police which commenced a joint initiative in 1947. In 1952 the Queensland Police rolled out a...
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FROM the VAULT – Depasturisation at Albany Downs
The offence was Trespassing. The location was an agricultural property 43 miles south of Mitchell named Albany Downs. The homestead and acreage of Albany Downs met the Maranoa River to the east....
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FROM the VAULT – My Favourite Images
Back by popular demand, more images from the Queensland Police Museum’s collection. Here are four favourites chosen by our Museum Assistant, in chronological order. A MOBILE PHONESergeant Cecil Trower...
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FROM the VAULT – A Reflection on the Camp Mountain Derailment Disaster
A delightful track, the Samford Cycle Link, is well tarred, line marked, sign posted, and winds through a cutting between Ferny Grove and Camp Mountain. Great for social distancing exercise, the path...
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FROM the VAULT: Queensland Police ANZACs Patrick James Moynihan
168 Queensland policemen volunteered in the AIF. Constable Patrick James Moynihan joined the war effort in October 1914. He was assigned to the now legendary 9th Battalion. Patrick James Moynihan...
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FROM the VAULT – Queensland Police and Pneumonic Influenza, 1919
In the last months of 1918, Australia was preparing for an outbreak of a novel influenza. The Commonwealth Government became aware of the new virus in July that year. Locally, it was known as...
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FROM the VAULT – What’s Your Favourite Item?
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...
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