Constable 1st Class Athol Joseph JOHNSON Stabbed Gulgong 26 April, 1958 Â The constable was the Lockup Keeper at Gulgong and was on duty on Anzac Day, 1958. A patron of the local RSL Club, a man named Lester Haley, had become intoxicated and argumentative with other patrons and was escorted from the club. Constable…
Constable 1st Class Neville Patrick JURY Motor Vehicle Accident Mayfield 15 September, 1957 On 14 September, 1957 Constable Jury was riding his Police Special Traffic Patrol cycle in Maitland Road, Mayfield. Another vehicle pulled out onto the roadway from in front of a bus, hitting the cycle and causing it to skid into the…
Senior Constable James Alfred GREGORY Heart Attack Newcastle 21 May, 1957 Â On the morning of 21 May, 1957 Senior Constable Gregory and other police were engaged in the recovery of a body from a beach at the foot of a cliff. The strenuous task included climbing the cliff without the aid of ropes to…
Detective Senior Constable Alexander STRACHAN Chronic Nephritis Snowy Mountains 15 March, 1957 Â In 1953 Detective Constable Strachan was performing Consorting Squad duties in the Snowy Mountains due to the large influx of personnel engaged in the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Involvement in a number of difficult investigations, often working in freezing conditions,…
Constable Reginald Thomas SUTHERLAND Motor Vehicle Accident Griffith 20 May, 1954 Â On the evening of 20 May, 1954 Constable Sutherland, a Special Stock Investigator, and Constable 1st Class Howell were travelling in a police jeep from Darlington Point to Griffith. About 6.15pm a truck travelling in the opposite direction veered across the roadway, and…
Inspector Michael O’NEILL Illness Sydney 4 February, 1954 ‘ The sudden death of Inspector O’Neill was reported in The Argus of 5 February, 1954. POLICEMAN DIES ON TOUR DUTY: Sydney, Thursday. A police inspector died today while on duty in Macquarie Street for the opening of State Parliament by the Queen. He was Inspector…
Constable Frederick George MARTIN Motor Vehicle Accident South Belmont 26 November, 1953 On the evening of the 26 November, 1953 Constables Martin and Bacon were returning to the Belmont Police Station after attending the Newcastle Court. Constable Bacon was driving his private car and Constable Martin was asleep in the front passenger seat. On…
Constable William George STOWER Traffic Accident Kogarah 1 October, 1937 It is not known if this death occurred on or off duty, however it appears likely that it was an off-duty death. The following brief paragraph appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 2 October, 1937. CONSTABLE’S DEATH. Constable W. G. Stower,…
Constable Edward Thomas MARTIN Motor Vehicle Accident Arncliffe 1 April, 1937 The West Australian newspaper dated 2 April, 1937 carried the following brief article relating to the death of Constable Martin. Nothing else is known as yet. PIERCED BY SHAFT – Death in Collision with Cart. SYDNEY, April 1 – Constable Edward Thomas…
Constable John Thomas SHENNAN Illness Murwillumbah 11 May, 1936 The Sydney Morning Herald dated 12 May, 1936 published a brief account of the death of Constable Shennan. CONSTABLE’S DEATH – MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. Constable John Thomas Shennan, 34, a member of the Murwillumbah police force, was found with a bullet wound in his head…