Constable Robert BOWMAKER Horse Accident Scone 13 January, 1862 The constable died from injuries received when he was thrown from his troop horse while chasing straying horses near Scone. The Sydney Morning Herald of Friday 17 January, 1862 carried the following article: SCONE.[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] JANUARY 14.—Yesterday, a melancholy accident occurred with one…
Constable William GORDON Drowned Windsor 30 April, 1861 The constable drowned while on escort duty in floods at Windsor. The Sydney Morning Herald of 8 May, 1861 carried a lengthy account of evidence given at his inquest, of which the following is an extract. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF CONSTABLE GORDON – INQUEST…
Trooper John TIPPER Horse Accident Stuart Town 18 March, 1858 The trooper was accidentally killed in a fall from his police horse at the police camp at the Wellington Road diggings (now Stuart Town). On that day the trooper and another police officer were riding back to the police camp. As they went around…
Trooper William HOLOHAN Drowned Winburndale 10 February, 1856 The trooper was drowned while on duty and attempting to cross the Winburndale Creek, Winburndale (north-east of Bathurst). Details of the incident are as yet unknown, however the Sydney Morning Herald of Friday 14 August, 1857 carried details of the Police Reward Fund expenditure for that…
Sergeant Richard DOGHERTY Fall from Roadway Millers Point 21 June, 1855 Very little is known of this death at present, and it is not known if it occurred on duty or not. It occurred at Millers Point (Sydney) and the coroner found that the deceased was “under the influence of drinkâ€. As such it…
Constable John BETAGH Drowned Carcoar 29 March, 1853 The constable died when he was drowned in the Abercrombie River near Carcoar on 29 March, 1853. His death was reported in the Maitland Mercury on Saturday 30 April, 1853. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT — On the 29th of March Constable John Betagh, of the Carcoar Police,…
Trooper John NICHOL Horse Accident Ben Bullen 19 March, 1853 Trooper John Nichol of Ben Bullen died on 19 March 1853. An inquest into his death found the cause of death to be “by a fall from his horse whilst in the execution of his duty.†He had been in pursuit of the…
Sergeant JIPP Assault – Brawl Hill End 1853 The sergeant was apparently killed in a brawl at a Hill End gold miner’s camp in 1853 and was buried on the spot at a place which later became the Hill End Racecourse. A stringybark tree at the site was blazed and inscribed with the sergeant’s…
Constable John CANFIELD Assault Parramatta 16 August, 1852 Constable Canfield died at Parramatta on 16 August, 1852 as a result of “severe injuries from bushrangers” he had received “years earlier”. These injuries were no doubt received on or about 4 March, 1850 during an incident which had been described in some detail in the…
Constable Charles BARTON Horse Accident Carcoar 2 April, 1852 Constable Barton died on 2 April, 1852 from head injuries received when he was thrown from his horse while on duty at Carcoar. Colonial Secretary’s Letters 1852 reveal that the police troop horse Honesty had a habit of bucking and on the day of the…