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FROM the VAULT: The Bertillon ID System
“Every measurement slowly reveals the workings of the criminal. Careful observation and patience will reveal the truth.” — Alphonse Bertillon, French criminologist. After the invention of photography,...
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FROM THE VAULT: Laguna Flash – Mascot Extraordinaire
Laguna Flash was purchased for $200 in December, 1974 and he took up residence at the Queensland Mounted Police stables in January, 1975. Flash, a black Shetland pony standing approximately 9 &...
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FROM the VAULT: Three Times Lucky
Mrs Hastie was at home that Monday in March 1941 when she heard the milkman yelling … “Quick, call the police, there’s been a plane crash.”With both station cars absent however, and the motorcycle out...
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FROM the VAULT – Tin Boats Floated A Fascinating Career
Born in Cairns on 24th March, Patricia Anne Garnaut joined the Queensland Police as a Probationary Constable on 22nd October 1973, and was sworn in as Constable on 8th February 1974. The young...
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FROM THE VAULT – “I shot her alright”: The murder of Catherine Smith, 1907
The Tego Springs Store and home of Herbert and Catherine Smith. Catherine Smith was the wife of Herbert Smith, a hawker residing at Tego Springs, near Cunnamulla. The Smiths has been on friendly terms...
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FROM THE VAULT – Parramatta Park Riot, Cairns 1932
On 17 June 1932 the Cairns City Council asked unemployed vagrants living in Parramatta Park, to leave the grounds for the duration of the Cairns show. They refused to go and by July the towns people...
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OFF SITE Tour of Toowong Cemetery Police Graves
OFF SITE TOUR of Toowong Cemetery Police Graves Sunday, 30 May 2021 10:30 – 12:30 Mid-tour Morning Tea Provided BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL via EVENTBRITE The Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a voluntary...
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FROM the VAULT: Three Times Lucky
Mrs Hastie was at home that Monday in March 1941 when she heard the milkman yelling … “Quick, call the police, there’s been a plane crash.”With both station cars absent however, and the motorcycle out...
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The reminiscences of retired
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FROM the VAULT – Sensational Developments in 1908
An early morning cup of tea turned into a man hunt at Carpentaria Downs Station in September 1908. The station manager, his horseman, and a man-servant were all considered suspects when governess...
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FROM the VAULT: Guarding Live Court exhibits (stock) in 1955
The reminiscences of retired police officer Earl Sanders who began his policing career on 31 January 1955 aged 19. A few months later I found myself on the Westlander, bound for Charleville, with all...
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SUNDAY LECTURE SERIES: Undercover Operative, c1980
25 July 202111:00am – 12:30pm Police Headquarters200 Roma StreetBrisbane QLD 4000 This lecture is not suitable for young children. This lecture is BOOKED OUT. Unfortunately the lecture WILL NOT be...
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FROM the VAULT: The 1974 flood – a picture is worth 1000 words
The 1974 flood was a massive inundation event for thousands of home and businesses in Queensland. None more so affected as the old Water Police Station under the Storey Bridge at Petrie Bight. We...
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FROM the VAULT: A forced landing for Leading Aircraftman Edwin ‘Ted’ Ridler,...
Surrounded by hills in every direction, the former gold-mining town of Gympie in south-east Queensland offers few options for a pilot hoping to escape unscathed from an emergency landing....
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Sunday Lecture Series: Behind the Scenes of the Police Dog Squad
29 August 202111:00am – 12:30pm Police Headquarters200 Roma StreetBrisbane QLD 4000FREE ENTRY – Bookings Essential via Eventbrite The event will NOT be livestreamed Did you know a dog’s natural...
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FROM the VAULT – Tram Car Turmoil
In a case of clowning around, two stubbornly innocent Brisbane City Council Tramway Department employees were suspended from duty. Tramcar Motorman William E.P. Stevenson, and the tram Conductress...
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FROM THE VAULT: The Perils of Beat Duty
Full length studio portrait of police officer wearing the first Queensland Police uniform of dark blue, serge wool. This uniform was in use well into the 20th century in the more populated areas. Note...
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FROM THE VAULT: The Queensland Police Gazette
A message from Commissioner Seymour from the first issue of the Queensland Police Gazette, of July 22, 1864 The Police Gazette was first issued on July 22, 1864. This publication represented the best...
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From the Vault: The Juvenile Aid Bureau
Commissioner Frank Bischof established the Juvenile Aid Bureau on May 14, 1963. The initiative was modelled on the British Juvenile Liaison Scheme, where officers worked to combat delinquency with...
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Sunday Lecture: Brisbane Outrage-the 1927 bombing of the CIB building
Bookings open via Eventbrite at 9am, 31 August This lecture will be livestreamed Mysterious Explosion, Daily Mail, 15 Aug 1927 Criminals are always thinking of ways to outsmart the police. On August...
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