Constable William George STOWER

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,…

Constable Joseph Hilary Eden DONNELLY Traffic Accident Randwick 19 November, 1929   On the evening of 19 November, 1929 Constable Donnelly was struck by a car while crossing Belmore Road after finishing his shift at the Randwick Police Station. He sustained a compound fracture of the skull and was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital where…

Constable Edward MOLONEY Traffic Accident Sydney 12 February, 1903   In early February, 1903 the Adelaide Advertiser reported that “Constable Edward Moloney, lately residing at Surry Hills, died from injuries sustained by being knocked down and run over by a van at the intersection of Crown and Campbell Streets. The deceased was crossing Campbell Street,…

Sergeant Joseph WIRRELL Drowned Maitland 18 September, 1899   It is thought that while on foot patrol in the Maitland township in the early hours of 18 September, 1899 the sergeant stumbled and fell, or slipped, into the Hunter River and drowned. When he failed to return home at the completion of his 10pm to…

Trooper James STEPHENS Shot Bathurst 29 November, 1830 Mounted Trooper Stephens (formerly of the 39th Regiment) was shot at Bushranger’s Hill, near the Abercrombie Caves, near Bathurst, during a shootout with a party of bushrangers known as the “Ribbon Gang” or “Ribbon Boys”. He succumbed to his wounds a few weeks later. No other details…

Sergeant John WALSH Horse Accident Araluen 29 May, 1865   The sergeant died as a result of injuries sustained when he was thrown from his horse at Araluen. The Sydney Morning Herald dated 31 May, 1865 announced that “Sergeant Walsh, in charge of the police at Araluen, was found dead about 6 o’clock last night,…