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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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FROM the VAULT – 40 years since Cyclone Tracy
This year marks the 40th anniversary of devastating Cyclone Tracy. Her destructive winds made landfall in Darwin during the very early hours of Christmas day, 1974. 66 people died as a result of the...
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Personal safety tips for New Year’s Eve
Police are urging revellers to use common sense and personal safety strategies to ensure New Year’s Eve celebrations remain safe and enjoyable. Brisbane Event Commander, Acting Superintendent Mick...
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FROM the VAULT – The Early Days
After the colony’s separation from New South Wales in 1859, the young police force was mainly concerned with patrolling the largest city, Brisbane. Rural areas were still looked after by the NSW...
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FROM the VAULT – Arthur Albert Bock
Arthur Albert Bock, previously a Labourer from South Australia, joined the Queensland Police as Constable 467 in May 1904. Between 1904 and 1915 Bock served at Roma Street, Charters Towers, Croydon,...
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FROM the VAULT – Sly Grog Patrol
The following is an account by Albert Austin Montague, an American and former WWII Submariner and retired Sergeant Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, now deceased, of time spent in Brisbane, on...
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FROM the VAULT – Bank Bandit and a Wild Car Chase, Brisbane 1978
On 12 April 1978, just before the 10am opening time, notorious bank bandit David Lawrence Hunter entered the Bank of New South Wales on Waterworks Road of Ashgrove and held up the staff with his...
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FROM the VAULT – A Verbal Portrait
‘Signalment is the description of the one whom it is desired to identify.’ In 1882, Alphonse Bertillon developed anthropometry, a criminal identification system also known as bertillonage. Bertillon...
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FROM the VAULT – Police Kit to Fit the Criminals
The first uniform forensic identification method was developed by Alphonse Bertillon over a hundred years ago. In the twentieth century, his descriptive signalment and signalment by peculiar marks...
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POLICE MUSEUM SUNDAY LECTURE – iDcare and how it can help you
iDcare and how it can help you 22 February 2015 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY Have you ever lost your wallet? Had a burglar snoop around your home?...
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FROM the VAULT – Mother’s Day & 50 years of Qld Police Women
Traditionally a male dominated profession, the employment of females by the Queensland Police Force did not gain momentum until after 1931 when the first two women were appointed as police officers....
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FROM the VAULT – Michael O’Sullivan
Born on the 4th July 1864, in Grenagh, county Cork, Ireland, Michael O’Sullivan led an outstanding career as a police officer and had acquired many achievements throughout his service. Up until the age...
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FROM the VAULT – Coolangatta Hotel Fire
Over the years there have been many awards given to those serving in the Queensland Police. For their efforts some officers are entitled to receive medals, one of which is the Queen’s Gallantry Medal...
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Your kids are telling you…
The “Crack It” poster took out first place for the Year 4 to Year 6 category in the Longreach competition Today Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller, Road Safety Minister Mark Bailey and Acting Assistant...
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POLICE MUSEUM SUNDAY LECTURE – Forensic Mechanics
A Crash Course in Forensic Mechanics 31 May 2015 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY Have you ever wondered how police rule out or take into...
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FROM the VAULT – The Drug Squad
The use of illegal drugs in Queensland rose rapidly in the mid-1960s. In December, 1966, the first seizure of marijuana plants occurred in Cooktown. Shortly, the Drug Squad was formed in February,...
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FROM the VAULT – Trafficking in a Dangerous Drug
During 1997-98 operations closed by the State Drug Investigation Group led to the arrest of 196 persons on 1,099 charges, including 51 charges for trafficking and 21 for producing dangerous drugs. A...
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