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FROM the VAULT – Forensic Science and the Police Force
“The study of these material facts is precise and unchangeable and true. The study of these material facts and the interpretation of scientific methods is today known as police science, which embraces...
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FROM THE VAULT – Jumbo Jet Policing
We recently featured jumbo animals, today we feature jumbo jets, well, perhaps their baby cousins… Between October 1975 and October 1976, 761 flying hours were reported to have been completed by the...
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THEN and NOW – Social Media
You may think social media is a new thing, and of course our computerised media platforms are modern in Museum terms. But did you ever stop to think about the way police interacted with the community...
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FROM the VAULT – Cattle Stealing
At separation on 10 December, 1859, the state of Queensland stretched over 400 square miles, or over a thousand square kilometres, with the majority of usable land taken up by squatters and...
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Police Museum Sunday Lecture – 28 September – Fingerprints
Fingerprints – a unique identification method 28 September 2014 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY Loop, Arch, Whorl Matching fingerprints from a crime...
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FROM the VAULT – National Police Remembrance Day
Yesterday, 29th September 2014, we pay tribute to Australian Police Officers who were killed on duty or who died as a result of their duties since the advent of policing in Australia. In Queensland...
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FROM the VAULT – Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad
In 1959 the Stock Investigation Squad was formed, with a Detective Sergeant in charge of three plainclothes members. Initially, the Squad was based at the Criminal Investigation Branch, Brisbane, but...
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FROM the VAULT – Fond Memories
A reflection by former Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Pointing I spent my early days on dairy farms in the Fernvale and Ipswich districts. I learnt to milk cows and ride horses at a young age. I was...
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FROM the VAULT – Qld Police 150 Years of Recruiting: Part 1 1864-1914
1864 ‘Sir, I respectfully offer myself a Candidate as Constable in the Queensland Police Force’ – all candidates for admission into the Queensland Police Force had to apply in person, with an...
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FROM the VAULT – Qld Police 150 Years of Recruiting: Part 2 1964-2014
1964 Application processes and requirements to join the Queensland Police have changed markedly since 1914 (read Qld Police 150 Years of Recruiting: Part 1 1864 – 1914). The process became...
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FROM the VAULT – Deputy Commissioners
“At the outset I would like to make mention of the appointment of a Deputy Commissioner of Police. “The Police Acts, 1937 to 1951,” were amended in November 1951, to provide for the appointment of a...
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Policelink upgrades online crime reporting
Reporting crime and contacting police online has been made easier in Queensland following improvements to the Policelink App and online reporting services. An upgrade to the Policelink App for...
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FROM the VAULT – Famous Faces
Mal Meninga – At the age of 20, Malcolm Meninga joined the Queensland Police Force. It was 1980, and Mal was sworn into the position of Constable, 2 years after making his first grade Rugby League...
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FROM the VAULT – The unsolved murder of Betty Shanks
From the Queensland Police Museum Sunday Lecture Series: Who murdered Betty Shanks? 30 November 2014 11.00am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY One of...
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FROM the VAULT – John McDonald’s Thin Red Line
John McDonald was born in 1836 in Nairn, Scotland. Within a year of joining the Queensland Police Force in 1861, McDonald was transferred to the Water Police. As was customary for recruits with a...
View ArticleThank you for 150 years of support, Queensland
As our 150th year of policing draws to a close, we want to say thank you to Queenslanders for their support. This video is a reflection of the gratitude our officers have for the communities in which...
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FROM the VAULT – The Coorparoo Junction Murders
In the early hours of 22 March 1964 the Fire Brigade and Police were called to a fire at a shop with a residence at the rear of 190-192 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, only 40 yards from the heart of the...
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Rockhampton Queensland Police Expo
Today, Friday 12th December 2014, Rockhampton is hosting the Queensland Police Expo. This event is a must see for anyone interested in becoming a police officer, or wanting to see the intricacies of...
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FROM the VAULT – Eromanga Police Station
After renting a two room cottage in Eromanga for use as a police station, at a cost of five shillings per week, the station was instructed to close three months later. It was December 1891. At the...
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Merry Christmas from the Police Museum
As we reach the end of the Queensland Police 150th celebration year, Police Museum staff wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe New Year. Queensland Police Museum staff, from L-R: Museum...
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