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Michael Richard HENNESSY

Michael Richard HENNESSY

AKA MICK  

Late of  ‘ Verona ‘, 46 Corunna road Stanmore, NSW

Father to Sgt Michael HENNESSY, NSWPF # 3924

 

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  / Police Training College – Penrith  Class #  ? ? ?  

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  ???? 

 

Service:  From ? ? pre 1906?   to   ? ? ? ? years Service ? ? ?

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at ? Police Academy on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed ? ? ?

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 January 1908

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

21/3/1930Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank = Sergeant  ?/ Class 

 

Stations?, Gundagai ( Cst – Cst 1/c ), Broken Hill, ?

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

 

 Born? ? 1875?

Died on:  Friday  21 March 1930 

Age:  55

 

Cause?

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Saturday 22 March 1930 

Funeral location:  St Michael’s Church, Stanmore, NSW 

Funeral Parlour: W. N. BULL, Funeral Director

 

Buried at: Rookwood Cemetery, Barnet Ave, Rookwood, NSW

Section Mortuary 2, Row C, Plot 228 

Approx. GPS:  -33.8769295064591    151.052072194442

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Michael Richard HENNESSY, Mick HENNESSY, M.R. HENNESSY, Sgt HENNESSY
In loving Memory Of Our Parents Michael R Hennessy Died 21st March 1930 and Catherine Hennessy Died 9th March 1942 Also Mary Weslan Died 3rd May 1923 Also Mary Hennessy Died 2nd March 1906

 

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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

 

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Vide Police Gazette, 1905, page 28.

William Kline alias McGrath, charged in company with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Michael R. Hennessy, has been arrested by Senior-constable Young and Constables Spencer and Hennessy, Sydney Police.

Committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.

Further charged in company with Arthur Turner with assaulting Constable James C. Farley.

Sentenced to three months and Turner to two months gaol.

 

08 Feb 1905 – Apprehensions, &c. – Trove

 


 

Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 – 1930),

Saturday 21 July 1906, page 18

CHARGE OF TRESPASS.

A CONSTABLE SUMMONED.

Constable Michael R. Hennessy was proceeded against at the Central Summons Court on an information alleging that, on the 10th Inst., he, without lawful excuse, entered the enclosed lands of Charlie Young, 58 Campbell-street, without the consent of the occupier, Charlie Young, or of the person in charge, Ah Chong. Defendant pleaded not guilty.

Mr. J. J. Carroll ( Messrs. Crick and Carroll ) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Mant ( Crown Law Office ) for the defence. Charlie Young, a Chinese, who spoke English fluently, said he lived at 58 Campbell-street, and was a commission agent for market gardeners. He was the owner of the premises. He did not give the defendant permission to enter the premises on the 10th Inst. On that day witness went out at about five minutes to 1, leaving Ah Chong in charge, and returned about ten minutes later. Ah Chong then “told him something, ” and witness laid the information. Cross-examined, witness said that he used to sell pak-a-pu tickets, but had not done so since the passage of the new Act. There were a lot of pak-u-pu tickets under the counter, but witness did not use them. There was a result of an old pak-a-pu drawing on the wall when the police entered the premises. Defendant had not cautioned witness about selling pak-a-pu tickets. Ah Chong, a cook, stated through an interpreter that when the defendant entered witness was standing at the end of the counter. Defendant opened a drawer, | took out some papers, and tore them up, and said ” These are old pak-a-pu tickets. ” Defendant said that he went to the premises on special duty in connection with pak-a-pu shops. The

place was open to the public, and he believed he had a right to enter. Witness had been there before and no objection had been made to his entering. On entering witness said to Ah Chong, ” I see you are playing pak-a-pu. I saw a white man leaving the shop. ” There were pak-a-pu tickets on the counter, and Ah Chong, on seeing witness, tried to put them into a drawer. Witness said ” You had better tear them up. They are pak-a-pu tickets, ” and Ah Chong said ” All li, me tearem up,” and did so. There was also pak-a-pu results posted on the wall, and Ah Chong tore these. witness destroyed nothing in the shop. The complainant, called in reply, said that certain tickets produced were torn up by the defendant. The backs of these tickets were used by witness for making business memoranda. . At this stage it was agreed that the evidence in this case should be taken as evidence in a case wherein the defendant was proceeded against by Charlie Young on a charge of having maliciously damaged, to the extent of £4 10s certain personal property of the complainant, namely, several sheets of paper containing memoranda of accounts and business transactions. Charlie Young, re-called, gave particulars of certain items written on the backs of tire tickets. He did not give instructions to Ah Chong or anyone else to tear up valuables belonging to him. Evidence was given for the defence by Senior constable Orr and Constable McGannon.

His Worship dismissed both informations.

21 Jul 1906 – CHARGE OF TRESPASS. – Trove


 

Michael HENNESSY Snr was part of the contingent that were transferred to Broken Hiss during the Miner’s Strike in 1910.

 

 


 

Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 – 1954),

Friday 9 April 1937, page 1

GROWN WITNESS DENIES POLICE EVIDENCE

Assault and Robbery Charge CONFLICTING STATEMENTS IN MATTER OF DRINKS

THERE was an excessive conflict of evidence presented to the Police Magistrate, Mr. M. J. Ryan, at the Forbes Petty Sessions on Tuesday when an assault and robbery case was heard. The defendant was one, John Clement Hay, aged 21, who was charged with the assault and robbery of his friend, Thomas Henry Roberts, in a lavatory in the backyard of the Club House Hotel, Forbes, on the afternoon of Saturday, March 20. Hay pleaded not guilty to the charge. At the conclusion of the Crown case, Mr. Meillon, who appeared for Hay, submitted to the P.M. that no case had been made out against his client, and asked that he be discharged. Mr. Ryan maintained that a prima facie case of assault had been submitted by the police, and amended the charge to one of common assault. Later he convicted Hay and imposed a fine of £2, with £4/11/8 costs.

Mr. R. Meillon appeared for the defendant, and the Crown case was in | the hands of Inspector D. O’Connell.

CROWN CASE

John Keith McLean, constable of police stationed at Forbes, stated that at about 3.30 o’clock on the afternoon of March 20, as a result of something he was told, he proceeded to Johnson Street, Forbes, accompanied by Constable Reeves. He saw the accused, Hay sitting in a motor lorry in front of his home. He told the defendant he wanted to see him. Hay got out of the lorry and walked a few yards away. He then informed defendant that he was making enquiries concerning a man named Roberts, who said he had been assaulted and robbed by him in the backyard of the Club House Hotel that afternoon. Roberts claimed that he had been relieved of £2/10/ from the fob pocket of his trousers. In reply the defendant denied that he had either assaulted or robbed Roberts. Continuing, the witness stated that he asked Hay if he had seen Roberts that afternoon, and the former replied that he had seen Roberts that morning when they had had a few drinks together, later going to Hay’s home for dinner. Asked if he would go to the Police Station and see Roberts, the defendant said he would. They did so, and on being confronted with Hay, Roberts said, “That is the man who assaulted and robbed me this afternoon.” The defendant made no reply. Prior to going to the Police Station, said McLean, he had asked the defendant if he had gone to the Club House Hotel that afternoon, and if he had gone into the lavatory with Roberts. Hay said he had done so and that they had had a bit of an argument concerning some money Roberts owed a man named Gage. They were alone in the lavatory, Hay told him. After Hay arrived at the Police Station he was warned in the usual way and asked if he wished to make a statement, which he did ( produced ).

SHOWED SIGNS OF DRINK

At the time of his arrest, said witness, Hay showed definite signs of having had strong drink, but was not drunk. The trousers he was wearing bore stains which appeared to be blood. His underpants were similarly marked and there was blood on his left hand. Hay said he could not account for the stains. The trousers and shirt worn by Roberts were also stained with what appeared to be blood. The four articles of clothing were removed from both Roberts and Hay and taken to Sydney for analysis by Constable Hennessy. A certificate had been returned stating that the stains were made by human blood. Cross-questioned by Mr. Meillon, witness stated he first saw Roberts at the Police Station about 2.45. He came to the station alone and was not under arrest. He would not say that Roberts was drunk. He was not bleeding at the time he came to the station, but had a bruise and a scratch about half an inch long under the left eye. In his opinion the cut could account for the blood on his clothes. Further questioned by Mr. Meillon, McLean said he had made certain enquiries about Hay before he saw him in the lorry. The latter informed him that he was told the police were looking for him and he had gone home. Hay had definitely been drinking. In reply to a question by Inspector O’Connell, witness stated that defendant had no money in his pockets when arrested. Leslie Reeves, police constable, deposed that about 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, from something he was told, he accompanied a man named Roberts to the Police Station. Accompanied by Constable McLean, he later proceeded to Johnson Street and saw a man named Hay sitting in a motor lorry in front of his residence. McLean told Hay they were making enquiries concerning a man named Roberts who alleged that he (Hay) had assaulted and robbed him of 50/ that afternoon in the backyard of the Club House Hotel. Defendant denied the allegations. Witness then corroborated the evidence of Constable McLean regarding the conversation that took place with Hay. He, too, was of the opinion that the defendant had been drinking, but was not in what could be termed; a drunken state. In reply to questions by Mr. Meillon, Reeves stated he had first seen Roberts in Templar Street. He was not bleeding at the time, but there was blood on his nose and eye and his shirt was wet with blood. There were no marks on his face except the cut near the left eye. He did not tell Roberts he looked as if he had been fighting and had better come to the Police Station. Roberts did not have a coat and appeared as if he had been fighting. He did not arrest Roberts, but asked him to go to the station with him. Constable Michael R. Hennessy gave formal evidence of having taken the clothing removed from Hay and Roberts to Sydney for analysis.

INFORMANT’S STORY

Thomas Henry Roberts, a laborer, living at Sheriff Street, Forbes, stated he was a relief worker. On March 20 he went to the Town Hall to collect his pay (£3/0/2). He met Hay and William Gage there and after getting their pay the three of them went to the P.O. Hotel, where they had three which he owed him. Gage then left them and he accepted an invitation from Hay to go to his place for dinner. Hay had a bottle of whisky at his home and they had a couple of drinks from it. After dinner, Hay and he went to Jack Hanley’s place. Hanley was not at home, and they talked to Mrs. Hanley. Later, they went down the town and to the Club House Hotel, where they both proceeded to the lavatory in the back yard. While standing in the lavatory, continued Roberts, Hay punched him on the nose and mouth, and he was knocked against the wall. He put up his hands to protect his face when he felt something tugging at his trousers. He said, “Benny, what is the matter with you?” Hay did not reply. He then walked out of the lavatory to the back of the hotel, where the proprietor gave him rag and water to wash his face. In reply to questions by Inspector O’Connell, witness said he noticed his trousers were torn at the fob pocket. He had had 50/ in notes in the pocket. He did not see the defendant after leaving the lavatory. Later he walked into Templar Street, where he met Constable Reeves. He had a conversation with the constable and went to the Police Station. He made a statement to the police. The shirt produced was the one he was wearing at the time of the assault. There was 50/ in notes in the fob pocket of his trousers when he went into the Club House Hotel. He and the defendant were alone in the lavatory. To the PM., Roberts said that he and Hay had had four beers and two whiskies during the day. Cross-questioned by Mr. Meillon, Roberts stated that he and Hay had known each other practically all their lives. They had gone to school together and had always been on very friendly terms. He had only shouted once in the P.O. Hotel and had spent 1/6 there. He had no silver in his pocket when he went to the Police Station. He should have had 3/6 In silver, but did not know what had happened to it. Neither Hay or himself had had any drinks at the Club House. When he and Hay went to Hanley’s Mrs. Hanley did not tell them they were too drunk to go down the town.

GROWN WITNESS DENIES POLICE EVIDENCE

Assault and Robbery Charge CONFLICTING STATEMENTS IN MATTER OF DRINKS

THERE was an excessive conflict of evidence presented to the Police Magistrate, Mr. M. J. Ryan, at the Forbes Petty Sessions on Tuesday when an assault and robbery case was heard. The defendant was one, John Clement Hay, aged 21, who was charged with the assault and robbery of his friend,

Thomas Henry Roberts, in a lavatory in the backyard of the Club House Hotel, Forbes, on the afternoon of Saturday, March 20. Hay pleaded not guilty to the charge. At the conclusion of the Crown case, Mr. Meillon, who appeared for Hay, submitted to the P.M. that no case had been made out against his client, and asked that he be discharged. Mr. Ryan maintained that a prima facie case of assault had been submitted by the police, and amended the charge to one of common assault. Later he convicted Hay and imposed a fine of £2, with £4/11/8 costs.

Mr. R. Meillon appeared for the defendant, and the Crown case was in | the hands of Inspector D. O’Connell. CROWN CASE John Keith McLean, constable of police stationed at Forbes, stated that at about 3.30 o’clock on the afternoon of March 20, as a result of something he was told, he proceeded to Johnson Street, Forbes, accompanied by Constable Reeves. He saw the accused, Hay sitting in a motor lorry in front of his home. He told the defendant

he wanted to see him. Hay got out of the lorry and walked a few yards away. He then informed defendant that he was making enquiries concerning a man named Roberts, who said he had been assaulted and robbed by him in the backyard of the Club House Hotel that afternoon. Roberts claimed that he had been relieved of £2/10/ from the fob pocket of his trousers. In reply the defendant denied that he had either assaulted or robbed Roberts. Continuing, the witness stated that he asked Hay if he had seen Roberts that afternoon, and the former replied that he had seen Roberts that morning when they had had a few drinks together, later going to Hay’s home for dinner. Asked if he would go to the Police Station and see Roberts, the defendant said he would. They did so, and on being confronted

with Hay, Roberts said, “That is the man who assaulted and robbed me this afternoon.” The defendant made no reply. Prior to going to the Police Station, said McLean, he had asked the defendant if he had gone to the Club House Hotel that afternoon, and if he had gone into the lavatory with Roberts. Hay said he had done so and that they had had a bit of an argument concerning some money Roberts owed a man named Gage. They were alone in the lavatory, Hay told him. After Hay arrived at the Police Station he was warned in the usual way and asked if he wished to make a statement, which he did ( produced ). SHOWED SIGNS OF DRINK At the time of his arrest, said witness, Hay showed definite signs of having had strong drink, but was not drunk. The trousers he was wearing bore stains which appeared to be blood. His underpants were similarly marked and there was blood on his left hand. Hay said he could not account for the stains. The trousers and shirt worn by Roberts were also stained with what appeared to be blood. The four articles of clothing were removed from both Roberts and Hay and taken to Sydney for analysis by Constable Hennessy. A certificate had been returned stating that the stains were made by human blood. Cross-questioned by Mr. Meillon, witness stated he first saw Roberts at the Police Station about 2.45. He came to the station alone and was not under arrest. He would not say that Roberts was drunk. He was not bleeding at the time he came to the station, but had a bruise and a scratch about half an inch long under the left eye. In his opinion the cut could account for the blood on his clothes. Further questioned by Mr. Meillon, McLean said he had made certain

enquiries about Hay before he saw him in the lorry. The latter informed him that he was told the police were looking for him and he had gone home. Hay had definitely been drinking. In reply to a question by Inspector O’Connell, witness stated that defendant had no money in his pockets when arrested. Leslie Reeves, police constable, deposed that about 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, from something he was told, he accompanied a man named Roberts to the Police Station. Accompanied by Constable McLean, he later proceeded to Johnson Street and saw a man named Hay sitting in a motor lorry in front of his residence. McLean told Hay they were making enquiries concerning a man named Roberts who alleged that he (Hay) had assaulted and robbed him of 50/ that afternoon in

the backyard of the Club House Hotel. Defendant denied the allegations. Witness then corroborated the evidence of Constable McLean regarding the conversation that took place with Hay. He, too, was of the opinion that the defendant had been drinking, but was not in what could be termed; a drunken state. In reply to questions by Mr. Meillon, Reeves stated he had first seen Roberts in Templar Street. He was not bleeding at the time, but there was

blood on his nose and eye and his shirt was wet with blood. There were no marks on his face except the cut near the left eye. He did not tell Roberts he looked as if he had been fighting and had better come to the Police Station. Roberts did not have a coat and appeared as if he had been fighting. He did not arrest Roberts, but asked him to go to the station with him. Constable Michael R. Hennessy gave formal evidence of having taken the clothing removed from Hay and Roberts to Sydney for analysis. INFORMANT’S STORY Thomas Henry Roberts, a laborer, living at Sheriff Street, Forbes, stated he was a relief worker. On March 20 he went to the Town Hall to collect his pay (£3/0/2). He met Hay and William Gage there and after getting their pay the three of them went to the P.O. Hotel, where they had three

which he owed him. Gage then left them and he accepted an invitation from Hay to go to his place for dinner. Hay had a bottle of whisky at his home and they had a couple of drinks from it. After dinner, Hay and he went to Jack Hanley’s place. Hanley was not at home, and they talked to Mrs. Hanley. Later, they went down the town and to the Club House Hotel, where they both proceeded to the lavatory in the back yard. While standing in the lavatory, continued Roberts, Hay punched him on the nose and mouth, and he was knocked against the wall. He put up his hands to protect his face when he felt something tugging at his trousers. He said, “Benny, what is the matter with you?” Hay did not reply. He then walked out of the lavatory to the back of the hotel, where the proprietor gave him rag and water to wash his face. In reply to questions by Inspector O’Connell, witness said he noticed his trousers were torn at the fob pocket. He had had 50/ in notes in the pocket. He did not see the defendant after leaving the lavatory. Later he walked into Templar Street, where he met Constable Reeves. He had a conversation with the constable and went to the Police Station. He made a statement to the police. The shirt produced was the one he was wearing at the time of the assault. There was 50/ in notes in the fob pocket of his trousers when he went into the Club House Hotel. He and the defendant were alone in the lavatory. To the PM., Roberts said that he and Hay had had four beers and two whiskies during the day. Cross-questioned by Mr. Meillon, Roberts stated that he and Hay had known each other practically all their lives. They had gone to school together

and had always been on very friendly terms. He had only shouted once in the P.O. Hotel and had spent 1/6 there. He had no silver in his pocket when he went to the Police Station. He should have had 3/6 In silver, but did not know what had happened to it. Neither Hay or himself had had any drinks at the Club House. When he and Hay went to Hanley’s Mrs. Hanley did not tell them they were too drunk to go down the town.

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY CASE 

NO STRUGGLE

Questioned about the assault, Roberts said he did not have an argument with Hay, and he did not tell the police there had been an argument about money. When Hay hit him he made no attempt to resist; he was too dazed. His mouth was cut on the inside, his nose was cut and there was a bruise above his right ear. Blood came from his mouth and nose. There was no struggling between he and Hay. About two minutes after leaving the lavatory he noticed the pocket was torn and the money gone. ‘He did not search the ground or go and look in the lavatory for it. He did not look for Hay. Continuing, Roberts informed Mr. Meillon that he was on his way home when he met Constable Reeves. He had no intention of laying a charge against Hay. Reeves asked him what was the matter and he told him what had happened. He never saw Hay at the Police Station and did not say to the police, “That is the man who assaulted and robbed me.” He was not drunk and had never had an argument with Hay in his life. He could not account for the attack. The last he saw of the 50/ was when he put it in his pocket at the P.O. Hotel. To the P.M., Roberts said he did not see Hay at the Police Station. Mr. Meillon then submitted to the Magistrate that there was no case to answer, and asked him to discharge the information. Throughout the case for the prosecution there had been a great conflict of evidence. Roberts was a very reliable witness. The police said Roberts was not drunk and that he had accused Hay of the assault and robbery when he saw him at the station. Roberts had denied that he ever saw Hay at the station. If Roberts’ evidence was reliable, then the police evidence was not, or vice versa. The P.M. said he was satisfied that an assault had been committed, but there was no evidence to show that robbery had taken place. He would amend the charge to one of common assault.

DEFENDANT IN BOX

John Clement Hay, laborer, a married man, said he had lived all his life in Forbes, and had known Roberts since their school days. He had always been friendly with him and they worked together. They had never had any arguments. He then corroborated the evidence given by Roberts up to the stage when they returned to the Club House Hotel. Here, Hay said, they had had some drink, he did not know how much, but it was more than one. It was not correct that they did not have drinks there. From the bar the two of them went to the lavatory and were there for some time, as he was pretty drunk. They had some hot words and a fight ensued. He did not know who started it, but they got into holts. He did not take any money from Roberts and had no intention of doing so. After the fight he went out the back gate and down to the Royal Hotel, where a chap named Turner came in and told him the police were looking for him and were up at his place. He went home in a motor lorry, and just after he got there the police arrived. He went to the station with them and did not see Roberts. It was not correct that he heard Roberts accuse him of assault and robbery. He had an idea the argument with Roberts was about fighting, he was not sure.

NOT “KING HITTER”

In reply to Inspector O’Connell, witness said on March 20 he had had a good number of drinks and was pretty “full.” When he and Roberts first went to the lavatory he did not see any blood on the latter, but there was some after the fight. He was not very good with his hands, and was not known in Forbes as “The King Hitter.” There were no marks of fight on him the morning after the fight. He could not remember how many drinks they had had at the Club House Hotel, but all the money he had (5/) was gone. Pearl Thelma Hay, wife of the defendant, supported the evidence of Roberts and Hay with regard to their going to her home for dinner. While there, she said, they consumed a little over half a bottle of whisky. Her husband gave her £2/13/ when he arrived home, and she gave him 5/ when he left home after dinner. When the two men arrived at the house they were under the influence of drink, and on leaving were decidedly drunk. They were quite friendly. Her husband had given her no more money. Alice Jane Hanley gave evidence to the effect that the two men went to her home on the afternoon of March 20. They were both drunk and she advised them to go home and have a sleep. Neither of the pair could walk straight. That concluded the evidence, and in his address, Mr. Meillon pointed out to the P.M. the improbability of the bloodstains on Hay’s clothes unless there had been a struggle and the men got into holts, which Roberts denied that they did. It was therefore safe to assume, continued Mr. Meillon, that Hay’s story was correct, and that while under the influence of drink the men had had a brawl, and during the struggle Roberts’ pocket got torn and the money lost. It was also probable, said the solicitor, that when Roberts met the police he was fearful of being arrested and concocted the story to save himself. The whole affair was shadowed in doubt, and his client was entitled to the benefit of that doubt. Mr. Ryan, however, thought otherwise, and convicted the defendant. He imposed a fine of £2.

UNFAIR COSTS

When Inspector O’Connell asked for £4/11/6 costs, Mr. Meillon strongly objected. He said it was grossly unfair to his client that a policeman was sent to Sydney to take the clothes for examination. They could have been sent by registered post for a shilling or two. It was most unnecessary. The P.M. explained that the first charge preferred, that of assault and robbery, was a serious one, and the police had to take all precautions with regard to the exhibits. The costs asked for were allowed, and three months were granted the defendant in which to pay.

09 Apr 1937 – GROWN WITNESS DENIES POLICE EVIDENCE – Trove


 

 

 

HENNESSY.— The friends of Mrs CATHERINE HENNESSY of Verona, 46 Corunna road Stanmore, and Mr. and Mrs. J. BENHAM, Mr MICHAEL HENNESSY and Misses MARY, TESS and KITTY HENNESSY are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved HUSBAND and FATHER Michael Richard Hennessy ( retired Sergeant Police ) to leave St Michael’s Church Stanmore THIS (Saturday) AFTERNOON at 2.30 for Rookwood Cemetery by road Motor Funeral

W. N. BULL
Funeral Director

 

HENNESSY. – The friends of Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM HENNESSY, Mr and Mrs. JOHN HENNESSY, Mr and Mrs JAMES HENNESSY and FAMILIES, Mr and Mrs J HORON and Mr PATRICK HENNESSY are kindly invited to attend the funeral of their beloved BROTHER and UNCLE Michael Richard Hennessy to leave St Michael’s Church, Stanmore, THIS (Saturday) AFTERNOON at 2.30 for Rookwood Cemetery

W N BULL,
Funeral Director.

 

HENNESSY. – The Friends of Mr and Mrs. JAMES WESLAN, Mr and Mrs MICHAEL WESLAN, Mr and Mrs WILLIAM WESLAN and FAMILIES are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved BROTHER IN LAW and UNCLE Michael Richard Hennessy to leave St Michael’s Church, Stanmore THIS SATURDAY at 2.30 for Rookwood Cemetery.

W. N. BULL
Funeral Director.

 

HENNESSY – The Friends of Mrs. ELLEN STAUNTON and FAMILY are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved NEPHEW and COUSIN, Michael Richard Hennessy to leave St. Michael’s Church Stanmore THIS (Saturday) AFTERNOON at 2.30 for Rookwood Cemetery

W. N. BULL
Funeral Director.

22 Mar 1930 – Family Notices – Trove


 

 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

 

Cal
 

 

 

 




Eric Walter EDGECOMBE

Eric Walter EDGECOMBE 

AKA 

Late of 

Is Eric Any relation to Harry EDGECOMBE # 9191 and Barry EDGECOMBE # 16307 ?

  NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern –  Class #  070

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  8768

 

Service:  From 27 May 1957   to   4 July 1988  =  31 years, 1 month, 7 days Service to NSW Policing

 

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Royal Australian Navy   ( 17 April 1951 – 1957 )

Regiment:

Enlisted:

Service #                        R44863

Rank:

Embarkation:

Next of kin:                   Margaret

Religion:                        Roman Catholic

Single / Married:

Returned to Australia: ?

Date of Discharge:

Posting at Discharge:

WWII Honours & Gallantry: None for display

POW:                               No

Occupation upon joining:  Labouring Assistant

War Service In Au:

Active Service outside Au:

Active Service in Au:

Described as 5′ 4″ tall, Brown hair, Grey eyes, Freckles

Address:  ” Merralong “, Newbridge Rd, Liverpool, NSW.

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Police Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday  27 May 1957 ( aged 23 years, 11 months, 23 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed 8 July 1957 ( aged 24 years, 1 month, 4 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 8 July 1963  

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 1 July 1968  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 23 June 1973

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 22 August 1982  

Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Inspector – appointed 8 March 1987

Appears in the 1988 Stud Book but NOT the 1989 issue

 

Final Rank =  Chief Inspector 

 

Stations?, Liverpool GDs ( 22 Division )( 1957 ), Mulwala Police Stn ( 1960 ), Corowa Police Stn ( 1967 ), R’ District ( Newcastle )( 1968 ), Bombala Police Stn ( 1974 ), Cooma Police Stn ( 1980+ )( Sgt 2/c – Sgt 1/c ), Lithgow Police Stn ( Senior NCO )( 1983 ), ?, Cootamundra ( 1987 ), ?

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 55 years & 1 month

Time in Retirement from Police:  32 years, 7 months, 25 days

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 21 August 1989 ( Former Chief Insp. )

Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal – granted 

Commendations:   1/  Commended for his role in the search for Kevin John SIMMONS & Leslie Allen NEWCOMBE who escaped from Long Bay Gaol in October 1959.

2/  Commended for his role in the search under arduous conditions for William LITTLE, who was wanted for the murder of Sergeant 3/c C. E. HOWE ( # 8663 ) and Reginald HUNTER.

3/ Commended for his leadership, courage and devotion to duty at Bombala on the 25th and 26th May, 1978, when he took control of a Police operation designed to obtain the surrender of Wayne WHITE who was armed with a rifle and was defying all attempts to capture him.  During this operation Constable 1/c L.T.D. BODDY ( # 14387 ) & M.W. CASEY  ( # 15288 ) were wounded by shots fired by the offender, who eventually surrendered to Police.

 

 

 Born:  Sunday  4 June 1933 

Died on: Monday  1 March 2021 

Age:  87 years, 8 months, 25 days 

Eric Walter EDGECOMBE, Eric EDGECOMBE

Cause?

Event locationKarinya Palliative Care Unit, Berry, NSW

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Thursday  11 March 2021 @ 11am

Funeral locationThe Chapel, Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens, Worrigee Road, Worrigee, NSW

 

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Funeral Parlour: Murphy family funerals, 85 Plunkett St, Nowra, NSW  4423 0722

Buried at: Cremated 

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2021 )

 

Eric Walter EDGECOMBE, Eric EDGECOME with Sgt Sean PHILLIPS outside of Nowra Police Stn - 22 July 2020
Eric EDGECOMBE with Sgt Sean PHILLIPS outside of Nowra Police Stn – 22 July 2020 INSPIRATION: Retiring Sergeant Sean Phillips with his first “boss”, former Chief Inspector Eric Edgecombe, who worked together in Cootamundra in 1987.

 ERIC is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


 

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Obituary of Eric Walter Edgecombe

1st March 2021
Passed away at Karinya Palliative Care Unit, Berry
Late of Bomaderry Formerly of The Riverina and The Snowy Mountains
Beloved husband of Marie
Much loved father & father-in-law of Mariette & Russell, Rick & Sherrida and Pip
Adored old Pop of his 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren
Aged 87 years
Eric’s funeral service will be held in The Chapel, Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens, Worrigee Road, Worrigee on Thursday 11th March 2021 at 11.00am
Relatives & friends are invited to attend.
Due to Covid restrictions please contact Murphy Family Funerals if you would like to attend.
Livestream is available
Please leave messages and condolences for the family on the tribute wall
In lieu of flowers donations can be made at the service for Cerebral Palsy Association of Australia.
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Donna Nash posted a condolence
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Much love to Marie and all the family.
So many great memories of Eric and Marie
the love and caring they shared.
Also Brian loved milking the cow.
Always a cuppa to be had just pop through the fence.
Maybe Eric and Brian will be sharing a cuppa now xx
Matt Barnard posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
My condolences to Marie and the family.
My first memories are of living in Bombala across the road from Eric and Marie.
Like Anthony, I too remember milking the cow ( Clarabel ).
A lovely, ornery old thing that would repeatedly kick the bucket over.
As a very small child however, I also remember being allowed to ride her around the paddock.
Eric (as well as Marie) was a constant and reassuring presence in my early years.
Gruff, cheeky, but with a heart of gold, I would usually find him tending to the garden (when I wasn’t in the kitchen trying to cadge baked goods from Marie).
I’d like to think those early years of being outside with him have helped fuel my enjoyment of getting out into the garden now. I’m fairly sure he was responsible for my entire family’s obsession with Backgammon, a game that always comes out whenever we get together. He was fiendishly good at it though. I always revelled in those rare occasions where I managed to take a game from him. I also like to think he was at least partly responsible for my love of old soul, jazz and blues music. Nina Simone was a particular favourite if I remember correctly.
Eric was always a strong and steady presence in our lives when we were growing up. He was like a grandfather to my siblings and I, at a time when we lived a long way from our actual grandparents.
Thanks for all the great times, strange pastimes I’ve picked up, and enduring life lessons.
Rest well.
Matt Barnard
Anthony CUNNINGHAM posted a condolence
Monday, March 8, 2021
Condolences to Marie and family.
I remember Eric very well, having worked with him as a young Constable at Bombala.
He introduced me to milking his cow whilst he was away, he told me it was a police cow and milking it was part of my duties, ha ha. I loved it so much I have never been near a cow since, I can’t recall how many times the #$+** thing kicked me.
He also introduced me to his bees, I recall driving out to their location with Eric one day and him telling me it was all good as they wouldn’t attack, several bees stings later I hid in the car. Needless to say I stay away from them as well.
He was a strict Sergeant with no middle ground, however he was a fair man, as I recall.
As a young Constable on my own in a new town I was often invited to join Eric, Marie and family at their home for a roast dinner.
Bombala was surrounded by many gravel roads in those days and accidents were common place, I know he and Marie offered accommodations to many a stranded traveller following a vehicle accident.
That was how they were and that is how I found Eric strict, but loyal and a concerned member of his community.
God bless all.
Bye old friend.
Anthony Cunningham, Corowa.
Helen lit a candle
Thursday, March 4, 2021
It was a pleasure to know Eric in his final days – condolences to his family – he was a lovely gentleman
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Obituary of Eric Walter Edgecombe | Welcome to Murphy Family Funera…

 


 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

 

Cal
 2 March 2021


 

 

 




John Kevin BOURKE

John Kevin BOURKE    APM

AKA 

Late of Crescent Head, NSW & Cedar Place Aged Care, Kempsey, NSW   

 

NSW Police Training College – Penrith  Class #  039

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  6837

 

Service:  From 4 September 1950   to   18 February 1989  =  38 years, 5 months, 14 days Service

 

Rank:  Commenced Training as Trainee at Redfern Police Academy on Monday  4 September 1950

Probationary Constable- appointed 23 October 1950 ( aged 21 years, 8 months, 3 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 July 1967

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 May 1974

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 December 1977

Inspector – appointed 6 November 1982

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank = Inspector 

Competed in the Commonwealth Games – Wrestling, Diving 10mtr Platform ( 1950 )( 5th position ), Water Polo – Mens – ( 1950 )( Gold )

Stations?, Traffic Branch – Redfern, Darlinghurst, North Sydney, Katoomba, CIB – North Sydney, Penrith Training College, Redfern Police Academy – Training Detectives & Cadets,  Internal Affairs ( Secondment ), Senior NCO – Taree, Police Academy – Goulburn – Retirement

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 59 years, 11 months, 29 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 31 years, 11 months, 29 days

 

Awards:  Police Service & Good Conduct Medal – granted 7 November 1974

National Medal – granted 21 August 1989 ( Insp. )

Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 26 January 1988 ( Insp. )

 

 Born:  Wednesday  20 February 1929 

Died on:  Tuesday  16 February 2021 

Age:  91 years, 11 months, 27 days

 

Cause:  Dementia & Parkinsons Disease

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Monday 22 February 2021 @ 10am 

Funeral location:  Robert Walker Funerals Crematorium, Everingham Lane, Frederickton, NSW  

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Funeral Parlour: ROBERT B WALKER FUNERALS Kempsey,
South West Rocks & Districts
Ph 6562 4329

Buried at: Cremated 

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( February 2021 )

 

 

 JOHN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED


 

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John Kevin BOURKE, John BOURKE
Constable John BOURKE NSW Police Motor cycle BG-723

 

John Kevin BOURKE, John BOURKE, Inspector John BOURKE
Inspector John BOURKE – Goulburn Police Academy

John Kevin BOURKE, John BOURKE, Inspector John BOURKE

BOURKE, John Kevin

JOHN KEVIN BOURKE APM

Passed away 16th February 2021
Aged 91 years
Late of Crescent Head.

Beloved husband of Lorna.

Loving father and father in law of Robert and Lee, Glenn, Michael (deceased).

Adored Pop of Daniel, Kate, Scott, Hannah, Misheal and to his

great grandchildren Nate and Isobelle.

Relatives and friends of John are invited to his funeral service at the chapel of Walkers Crematorium & Memorial Gardens Frederickton on Monday 22nd February 2021 commencing at 10.00am, then for cremation.

ROBERT B WALKER FUNERALS Kempsey,
South West Rocks & Districts
Ph 6562 4329

 

 

 


 

This was published 7 years ago

Bent police officer’s pre-emptive strike

The NSW Ombudsman’s investigation into the likely illegal bugging of more than 100 police officers faces one very substantial challenge.

It was called Operation Mascot and it started in January 1999. The ”white knights” of the NSW Police special crime and internal affairs unit (SCIA), along with the NSW Crime Commission, were chasing corrupt NSW police officers.

The ace up their sleeve was a corrupt detective, code named M5.

Worried about being confronted with his own corruption, M5 had made a pre-emptive strike. He voluntarily went to the crime commission in December 1998 and confessed his misdeeds. Early the next year, with SCIA and the commission working hand in glove, he was sent ”under cover” to covertly record his workmates, some of whom were close friends.

Judging by documents obtained by Fairfax Media, Mascot – which ran for more than two years – was not an investigation that built slowly.

Within a few weeks of M5 going to work, Justice Graham Barr of the NSW Supreme Court had approved a listening device warrant that allowed M5 to bug 119 people, almost all of them serving and former police.

An affidavit was presented to Justice Barr giving the reasons the 119 deserved to have their private conversations covertly recorded.

That affidavit has never been made public so what the judge was told is not known.

But one Operation Mascot affidavit has surfaced. It was granted on September 14, 2000, the day before the start of the Sydney Olympics. Justice Virginia Bell of the NSW Supreme Court – who is now a High Court judge – approved a listening device warrant that allowed M5 to bug 114 people. She approved the use of seven listening devices, some to be worn by M5, others to be placed in his house, car and briefcase.

Among those who were to be recorded were some who were corrupt. But dozens of others who M5 was legally allowed to record were honest police such as then Superintendent Nick Kaldas and Superintendent Bob Inkster. Kaldas is now a NSW Police Force Deputy Commissioner. Inkster is now, somewhat ironically, a senior member of the NSW Crime Commission which was a key player in trying to bug him more than a decade ago.

According to the warrant approved by Justice Bell, Kaldas and Inkster and the other 112 were suspected of a range of offences – money laundering, conspiracy, tampering with evidence.

Essentially, the accusation was that they were corrupt. The Herald makes no suggestion that either man was, or is, corrupt.

Justice Bell approved the bugging on the basis of a 57-page affidavit from the crime commission.

The Herald has seen a copy of the affidavit. It contains allegations of corruption against many police and is, in parts, quite detailed.

Justice Bell, who had been counsel assisting at the Wood royal commission into the NSW Police five years earlier, was told the affidavit was truthful and accurate.

But an investigation by the Herald has uncovered evidence that parts of the affidavit were either fabricated or wrong.

The documents and the evidence gathered by the Herald suggest that from 1997 to 2001 more than 20 NSW Supreme Court judges were lied to or seriously misled by some officers working within SCIA, which was set up in the 1990s by then commissioner Peter Ryan.

Which brings us to the affidavit of September 14, 2000, specifically paragraph 5.33, which comprises only 13 lines.

Much of the affidavit is taken up with details of conversations between M5 and some corrupt colleagues secretly recorded in police stations such as Manly and at pubs, clubs and farewell functions – often while M5 and his mates were engaged in marathon drinking sessions.

The paragraph reads: “On 10 December, 1999, [M5] unexpectedly met with former NSW Police inspector John Kevin Bourke in The Corso, at Manly. Bourke engaged [M5] in conversation regarding assistant commissioner Clive Small. Bourke used words to the effect, ‘I have the best brief on him’.”

The affidavit says Bourke went on to describe Small’s involvement in the corrupt “release of information” to another police officer which resulted in a drug trafficker escaping conviction.

The affidavit continues: “I suspect Bourke has information or evidence which he believes incriminates assistant commissioner Small.

”I suspect Bourke meant to indicate that he would use that information or evidence to protect himself, if necessary, from investigation or prosecution, or both.”

The Herald has tracked down and spoken with Bourke, who was for many years involved in detective training. He retired in 1989. After being read the allegation about his ”meeting” with the detective known as M5 on The Corso, as detailed in the sworn affidavit, Bourke said: “It is very simple for me to answer, that is all nonsense, poppycock, because it never ever occurred.”

In a subsequent email, Bourke said: “The name [M5] is not significant to me. I can confirm with absolute confidence I have never met any such named person on the Manly Corso at any time in my lifetime.”

He added: “I didn’t like Clive’s haircut and I thought he was a bit self-important. But I admired Clive Small for many reasons. I always found Clive a very trustworthy person in my dealings with him.”

He said the claim in the affidavit that he had the conversation was ”based on a fabrication”.

He said he was prepared to give evidence on oath that this was the case.

Bourke said he had no idea how his name could have been put in an affidavit or on a listening device warrant. He had never been contacted by anyone about the alleged meeting on The Corso or the ”allegations” against Small.

Small had a distinguished career in law enforcement. In the late 1970s, he worked on the Woodward royal commission into drug trafficking and then on a long inquiry into the collapse of the Nugan Hand Bank.

As an inspector, and despite considerable pressure from his superiors, he cleared former NSW Police superintendent Harry Blackburn who had been wrongfully charged with multiple rapes in an inept investigation by NSW Police. A subsequent royal commission into the Blackburn case proved him correct.

In the 1990s he was the commander of the taskforce that led to the conviction of backpacker murderer Ivan Milat. After the Wood royal commission into police corruption in the mid-1990s, he was appointed the head of crime agencies and, as such, was the boss of the major squads such as homicide. He was later chief investigator for the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

When the Herald first showed the affidavit to Small he said there was “something clearly wrong” with the document.

Late last week he told the Herald that to the best of his knowledge he had not seen Bourke since the early 1970s. He said he had never been interviewed or spoken to by anyone about the ”allegation” in the affidavit and had no idea which drug case was being referred to.

He said given Bourke’s categorical denial of the affidavit, “it would appear to me a criminal offence has been committed by one of more people or at a minimum, a serious misconduct”.

He said the allegations about misconduct within SCIA had ”been known to both the government and the opposition for about 10 years”.

“I would seek for the matter to be fully investigated immediately. I don’t want this buried for another two years while the ombudsman investigates.”

The Herald has also obtained NSW Police documents which cast doubt on another claim in the same affidavit presented to Justice Bell: that M5 and other officers ”verballed” or made up admissions by a career criminal, Craig Cant, one of three men charged in 1994 with a violent attempted armed robbery.

On page 7 of the affidavit, it says M5 and another police officer “fabricated an unsigned record of interview with Cant”.

The Herald has obtained a copy of M5’s own record of interview with Cant and the brief of evidence in the case. Cant makes no admission to the crime and, in fact, repeatedly denies knowing anything about it.

When M5 puts a number of allegations to Cant and asks if he has anything to say, Cant repeatedly answers “nothing”.

Asked what he wants to say about phone records which showed a call from a co-offender at 4am at the time and date of the offence, Cant replies: “Nothing. Look I don’t want to be rude but how much longer is this going to take?”

In a second interview, he repeatedly answers “no comment”.

The Herald showed a number of the documents to Small. He said it appeared the police, including M5, had evidence against Cant based on phone and motel records, his credit card and driver’s licence which were all admissible in court.

“In the interviews, Cant’s answers are neutral or denials. I don’t see what the ‘verbal’ could be.”

Charges against all three men eventually fell through because of the alleged police fabrications. One of Cant’s co-accused later went to work for SCIA. He told officers within the unit he and Cant and the other man had indeed committed the crime, which involved breaking into a home at 4am and putting pistols to the heads of a young couple.

How it unfolded

On December 16, 1998, an experienced but troubled NSW detective walked into the offices of the NSW Crime Commission in Kent Street and voluntarily admitted to numerous acts of corruption.

According to documents leaked to Fairfax Media, he was under intense pressure. Some colleagues had come under suspicion and the detective, who became known as M5, feared he was in the firing line.

Drinking heavily, “depressed and anxious”, the documents reveal he said he wanted to “unload”. He admitted to corruption going back to the late 1980s and named other serving and former detectives as bent.

But the confession didn’t have the cathartic effect M5 might have hoped for. In fact it made things worse.

M5’s psychiatrist, Michael Diamond, would later write: “It placed extra pressure on him because he had to keep ‘disappearing’ (from his normal police duties) in order to attend these interviews … he felt suicidal”.

According to Mr Diamond, M5 was in intense distress. A concerned relative had him admitted to a psychiatric unit at Manly, where he stayed for 10 days.

What happened next is remarkable. He was sent to work under cover by the ”white knights” in the NSW Police special crime and internal affairs unit (SCIA). They wanted scalps and M5 was ideally placed to produce them.

The documents reveal M5 was debriefed by SCIA in January 1999 – within days of leaving the psychiatric ward – and transferred to Manly detectives. An SCIA officer, Cath Burn, now a deputy commissioner, said M5 “volunteered” to go under cover and record his fellow detectives, some of whom were undoubtedly involved in corruption and later jailed.

But in advice to the human resources branch on September 16, 2003, a solicitor from the NSW Police legal services branch, Alan Bloomfield, recommended M5 be granted a ”hurt on duty” pension because he had been “forced” to co-operate.

Mr Bloomfield said: ”A memo from Supt [Cath] Burn states that he ‘voluntarily’ offered to assist, but in a practical sense, he did not have much choice.”

M5 kept working as a detective from early 1999 until mid-2001. He was also covertly recording his workmates.

The documents reveal that SCIA bugged M5’s house, car and briefcase, and had listening devices on M5.

Much of the recording was done in pubs, clubs and at functions – and during marathon drinking sessions.

When M5 couldn’t take it any longer, he sued for compensation in the form of a ”hurt on duty” pension.

In 2002 Mr Diamond, advising on M5’s claim for compensation, criticised SCIA’s decision to employ him under cover just after he had left a psychiatric institution.

M5 won his claim and it is understood he was also given an ex gratia payment. His payments are believed to total hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He told Mr Diamond he had been used by someone in SCIA to “settle old scores”. One of the “old scores” appears to have been then Superintendent Nick Kaldas. M5 was sent to see him five or six times. Mr Kaldas had had a serious disagreement with a senior SCIA officer, Superintendent John Dolan. Even police within SCIA were seriously concerned at the targeting of Mr Kaldas.

“I smelt a rat,” M5 told his psychiatrist. “I’ve done stuff you wouldn’t do to your worst enemy … I’ve been used.”

Operation Mascot

1350 boxes of documents (handed over by the NSW Police/Police Integrity Commission/NSW Crime Commission)

20 NSW Supreme Court judges (involved in approving the listening device warrants)

7 investigators (working for Operation Prospect)

$3.5m (extra money given to Ombudsman for inquiry)

114 serving and former police officers and civilians named in controversial listening device warrants approved by Justice Virginia Bell

1984 applications for telephone taps by NSW Police, PIC, Crime Commission in 2011-12
(source: Commonwealth Attorney-General’s report)

934 listening device warrants approved for use by NSW Police, PIC, Crime Commission in 2011-12 (source: NSW Ombudsman)

Aggrieved officers doubt ombudsman’s ability to handle inquiry

Bent police officer’s pre-emptive strike


 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Glenn Rodney GIBB

Glenn Rodney GIBB

AKA  GIBBY 

Late of 

 

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class #  197

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  21101

 

Service:  From ? ? ?   to   6 March 1997  =  13 years Service ? ? ?

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed Friday  25 November 1983 ( aged 20 years, 9 months, 4 days )

Constable – appointed 25 November 1984

Constable 1st Class – appointed 25 November 1988  

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Senior Constable 

 

Stations?, Fairfield & Cabramatta ( 1980s )( 34 Division ), ?, Radio Services Workshop – Retirement

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 34 years, 13 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 23 years, 11 months, 2 days

 

Awards:  No find on Australian Honours system

 

 Born:  Thursday  21 February 1963

Died on:  Monday  8 February 2021

Age:  57 years, 11 months, 18 days

 

Cause: Heart attack

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Friday  26 February 2021 @ 11am

Funeral location:  North Chapel, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden Valley Way, Leppington, NSW 

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Funeral Parlour: Guardian Funerals, Leppington, NSW  02 9606 5648

Buried at: ?

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

 

 GLENN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


 

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Date listed: 20/2/2021Date of Funeral: 26/02/2021

GIBB, Glenn Rodney 21.2.1953 – 8.2.2021   65 years ( wrong DOB & Age in newspaper )

Much loved son of Rod (dec) and Phyllis (dec).

Treasured & cherished brother of Peter.

A dear friend to many. Will be sadly missed.

Publication: The Daily Telegraph

Originally published on: My Tributes

Glenn Rodney GIBB | Death Notices | Sydney | The Mercury


 

Date listed: 24/2/2021Date of Funeral: 26/02/2021

GIBB, Glenn Rodney 21.02.1963 – 08.02.2021 Aged 57 years

Much loved son of Rod (dec) and Phyllis (dec).

Treasured and cherished brother of Peter.

A dear friend to many.

Will be sadly missed.

His probably sitting on a Gold Mine

Publication: The Daily Telegraph

Glenn Rodney Gibb | Funeral Notices | Sydney | My Tributes


 

 

 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

 

Cal
 25 Feb 2021


 

 

 




Peter Francis LINDWALL

Peter Francis LINDWALL

AKA  Pete 

Late of Mt Warrigal, NSW 

Father to Stephen LINDWALL NSWPF # 26126

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern –  Class #  104 

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  11596

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on ? July 1965

Probationary Constable- appointed 16 August 1965 ( Aged 19 years, 3 months, 4 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 17 July 1981

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Chief Inspector 

 

Stations?, Molong ( SenCon ), Corrimal ( 1992 era ), Dapto ( Sgt )( old Station at 4 Osborne St, Dapto ), Warilla ( Duty Officer ) – Retirement

Service:  From ? July? 1965   to   13 July 2002 37 years Service

Age at Retirement:  56 years, 2 months, 1 day

Time in Retirement:  18 years, 6 months, 14 days

Awards:  National Medal – granted 15 April 1981 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 May 1992 ( Sgt )

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 4 September 2001 ( Insp )

 

Born:  Sunday  12 May 1946 

Died on:  Wednesday   27 January 2021 @ 5pm

Age: 74 years, 8 months, 15 days 

Cause:  Cancer – Non Hodgkins Lymphoma

Event location: Home

Event date: Diagnosed in 2019 

 

Funeral date:  Thursday  4 February 2021 @ 11am

Funeral locationAll Saints Church, 19 College Ave, Shellharbour City, NSW

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Funeral Parlour:  H. Parsons Funerals 

Buried at: ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

THURSDAY 10 JULY 2003. FORMER SGT BARRY YOUNG (BLUE), FORMER INSPECTOR PETER LINDWALL, FORMER SENCON ROD DUN
THURSDAY 10 JULY 2003.
FORMER SGT BARRY YOUNG (BLUE), FORMER INSPECTOR PETER LINDWALL, FORMER SENCON ROD DUN

THURSDAY 10 JULY 2003.<br /> FORMER INSPECTOR PETER LINDWALL
THURSDAY 10 JULY 2003.
FORMER INSPECTOR PETER LINDWALL

 

 PETE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED


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Peter LINDWALL – Funeral Pamphlet – 4 Feb 2021

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For the information of those of us who know Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall from the Warilla days.
I sent Pete & Flo and email yesterday asking how they are because I expected to see Pete at Kevin Monks funeral and thought it strange he didn’t show.
Pete sent me the below message yesterday evening – but I have only just read it now.
He was a bloody great bloke and it is a shame to hear of this happening to him – so I will have to get down there in the early New Year for a coffee with him. ( this, unfortunately, didn’t happen but I did get to speak with Pete about 4 days before his passing, with a phone call ).
Hi Cal,
Unfortunately I’m not travelling too well my self at the moment.
I am sorry but I thought that you would have heard about this.
In December last year ( 2019 ) I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. For the first half of 2020 I was receiving chemo at Wollongong Hospital. All appeared to be going well but after the treatment finished the chemo returned which wasn’t good. I started in a clinical trial at Prince of Wales, Randwick in September which also was going well, but follow up scans showed that the lymphoma had once again returned. There is no more treatment that I can have or the Doctors can do.
I’ve been in and out of hospital for the past twelve months. I came home from hospital on Christmas Eve and hopefully I won’t have to go back in.
I’m feeling okay, some pain around the back and hips, but I am on pain relief medication.
I’m sorry that you didn’t know about this I just thought that the word would have passed around.
It was certainly a shock about Kevin Monk, but unfortunately I wasn’t in a position to attend the funeral.
Feel free to pass this information on to anybody that you think should know.
My mobile phone number is 0409 247 685. It’s okay to give me a call.
Thanks for your concern Cal, we greatly appreciate it.
Regards
Peter

 

 


 

Deepest condolences to Pete’s wife, Flo, son Steve, family and friends.

 

Pete was a lovely bloke who cared for his troops and family.  He was a bloke for whom everyone respected because of his nature.

Cal

27 January 2021


 

NSW Police Force LINDWALL, Peter Francis Chief Inspector ( Ret ) NSW Police of Mt Warrigal. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Wednesday January 27, 2021. Beloved husband of Flo. Adored father and father-in-law of Lisa & Bevan, Matthew ( dec ), Stephen & Toni, Sam & Geoff. Cherished Pop of Jena, Abbey, Jamie, Josh, Jorja, Lachlan, Rori, Flynn, and Gret Grandfather of Fletcher. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Michael ( dec ), Bruce ( dec ) and irene, Maureen and Jack ( dec ), Lauraine and Howard. Peter will be sadly missed by his loving family and many dear friends. Aged 74 years At Rest God has you in His keeping we have you in our hearts Requiem Mass for the repose of Peter's soul will be celebrated in All Sints Catholic Church, 19 College Ave, Shellharbour City Centre on Thursday January 4, 2021 at 11am. H. Parsons Funeral Directors 4228 9622 Wollongong

 


 

THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 LAKE ILLAWARRA RETIRED POLICE DAY AT LAKE ILLAWARRA POLICE STATION, OAK FLATS. Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall & Supt. Zoran ?
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2017
LAKE ILLAWARRA RETIRED POLICE DAY AT LAKE ILLAWARRA POLICE STATION, OAK FLATS.
Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall & Supt. Zoran ?

THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 LAKE ILLAWARRA RETIRED POLICE DAY AT LAKE ILLAWARRA POLICE STATION, OAK FLATS. Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall & Supt. Zoran ?

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE INAUGURAL RETIRED POLICE PIN CEREMONY AT OAK FLATS ( WARILLA ) ( LAKE ILLAWARRA ) POLICE STATION. RETIRED POLICE RECEIVING THEIR PINS AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMITMENT TO POLICING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF NSW. Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall and Supt. Wayne Starling
THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2012
THE INAUGURAL RETIRED POLICE PIN CEREMONY AT OAK FLATS ( WARILLA ) ( LAKE ILLAWARRA ) POLICE STATION.
RETIRED POLICE RECEIVING THEIR PINS AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMITMENT TO POLICING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF NSW.
Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall and Supt. Wayne Starling

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE INAUGURAL RETIRED POLICE PIN CEREMONY AT OAK FLATS ( WARILLA ) ( LAKE ILLAWARRA ) POLICE STATION. RETIRED POLICE RECEIVING THEIR PINS AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMITMENT TO POLICING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF NSW. Retired Chief Inspector Peter Lindwall and Supt. Wayne Starling

 

 

26 SEPTEMBER 2004 SEND OFF FUNCTION FOR FORMER SENIOR CONSTABLE GREG CALLANDER HELD AT WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB, UNANDERRA. Joe Mura, Kerryn Mura, Peter Lindwall, Paul Cole, Flo Lindwell, Paul Cole, at the first table.
26 SEPTEMBER 2004
SEND OFF FUNCTION FOR FORMER SENIOR CONSTABLE GREG CALLANDER HELD AT WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB, UNANDERRA.
Joe Mura, Kerryn Mura, Peter Lindwall, Paul Cole, Flo Lindwell, Paul Cole, at the first table.

 

26 SEPTEMBER 2004<br /> SEND OFF FUNCTION FOR FORMER SENIOR CONSTABLE GREG CALLANDER HELD AT WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB, UNANDERRA.<br /> Paul Cole, ?, Flo Lindwall, Peter Lindwall sitting at the table.

26 SEPTEMBER 2004<br /> SEND OFF FUNCTION FOR FORMER SENIOR CONSTABLE GREG CALLANDER HELD AT WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB, UNANDERRA.<br /> Greg Callander, Flow Lindwall, Peter Lindwall, Phil Dunn, Joe Mura, Kerryn Mura, Mick Tranby all sitting at the table closest to camera.


 

At this time, I have only uploaded these three photos.  When I get further time ( most probably Sunday evening ), I will upload the Live Funeral Stream and also the remainder of the photos taken at the Funeral and Wake.

380 turned out for Pete’s Funeral.

A fitting Tribute for a lovely man.

Cal
5 Feb 2021

 

“I wonder which footy team Pete supported?”

 

 




Peter Edgar POWER

Peter Edgar POWER

AKA 

Late of 

 

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  – Class #  088 

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  10162

 

Service:  From ? ? Pre Oct 1961?   to   28 June 1988   = 26 ? years Service ? ? ?

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed 30 October 1961

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed 1 April 1971  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( NO SUCH RANK )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 February 1978

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Senior Sergeant 

 

Stations?, Scientific Investigation Section ( Det Sgt 3/c ), Radio Operations Group – Retirement

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 56 years, 4 months, 1 day

Time in Retirement from Police: 32 years, 6 months, 18 days

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( DetSenSgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( DetSenSgt )

 

 

 Born:  Saturday  27 February 1932 

Died on:  Friday  15 January 2021 

Age:  88 years, 10 months, 19 days

 

Cause?

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Friday  22 January 2021 @ noon 

Funeral location:  South Chapel, Woronora Memorial Park, 121 Linden St, Sutherland, NSW  

( click here to see Cornona19 Virus Pandemic rules – this will be a limited numbers Funeral )

any Future Wake location??? TBA 

any Future Wake date??? TBA

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Cremated 

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

  PETER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


 

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal


 

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POWER, Peter Edgar

Aged 88 years. ”Our Rock”

Loving husband of Shirley.

Wonderful Dad of Jennifer, Diane and Wendy.

Very caring brother of Margaret (dec) and Philip.

Much loved Poppy of Zeke, Jed, Eden (dec) and Darcy.

A kind, thoughtful and gentle man who loved to make everyone
laugh.

He will be greatly missed.

A funeral service will be held for Peter on Friday 22 January 2021.

A livestreaming link to the service can be provided for those unable to attend.

Published 20 January 2021

St George & Sutherland Leader Tribute

 


 

Live Stream details being obtained. 


 

 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

 

Cal
 24 Jan 2021


 

 

 




Bruce David McKEACHIE

Bruce David McKEACHIE

AKA  ?

Late of Crown Street, Harrington, NSW 

( ” possibly ” related to Glen J. McKEACHIE, NSWPF # 22759 )

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class #  038

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  6785

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday  26 June 1950 ( aged 22 years, 1 month, 23 days )( 1 month, 19 days at Academy )

Probationary Constable- appointed 14 August 1950 ( aged 22 years, 3 months, 11 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 July 1967

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 April 1974

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 16 September 1977

Inspector 3rd Class – appointed

Inspector 2nd Class – appointed 

Inspector – appointed 5 November 1983

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Chief Inspector 

 

Retirement / Leaving age:?

 

Stations?, Ashfield ( Det Cst 1/c )( 1960 ), Liverpool ( 22 Division )( Det Sgt 2/c – 1/c )( ? – 16 Sept. 1977 ), Fairfield ( 34 Division )( 1970s – October 1979 )( Sgt 1/c )( GDs ), Broken Hill ( Sgt 1/c )( GDs )( October 1979 – April 1980 ), ?

Service:  From 26 June 1950   to   ? ? ? ? years Service

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Former Det C/Insp )

 

Born:  Thursday  3 May 1928

Died on:  Thursday  26 January 2012  ( Australia Day )

Age:  83 years, 8 months, 23 days

Cause?

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

Bruce McKEACHIE
Bruce McKEACHIE ( # 6785 ) taken in 1980s in the meal room at the old Fairfield Police station, Smart St, Fairfield, NSW.

 

Funeral date:  Wednesday  1 February 2012 @ 11am

Funeral location:  Manning Great Lakes Crematorium Chapel, 183 Pampoolah Rd, Taree, NSW  02 6550 0755

Funeral Parlour:  Hutchinson Family Funerals – 02 65521060  

Buried at: Cremated

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

 

 BRUCE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

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( L - R ): Col PATEMAN ( # 16846 ), Warren McDONALD (  # ????? ), Sgt Don PATERSON ( # 9183 ),  <a href="https://police.freom.com/robert-lee-mcdonagh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob McDONAGH</a> ( # 8565 ),  <strong><a href="https://police.freom.com/bruce-david-mckeachie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bruce McKEACHIE</a></strong> ( # 6785 ), Trevor TOBIN ( # 14323 ) taken in 1980s in the meal room at the old Fairfield Police station, Smart St, Fairfield, NSW.
( L – R ): Col PATEMAN ( # 16846 ), Warren McDONALD (  # ????? ), Sgt Don PATERSON ( # 9183 ),  Bob McDONAGH ( # 8565 ),  Bruce McKEACHIE ( # 6785 ), Trevor TOBIN ( # 14323 ) taken in 1980s in the meal room at the old Fairfield Police station, Smart St, Fairfield, NSW.

 


 

Records show that, in the beginning of 1942, the Officer In Charge ( O.I.C. ) of the ‘ Police Depot ‘, Bourke St, Redfern, was A. R. McKEACHIE.  ( ” possibly ” another relative ).

Andrew Rowley McKEACHIE, Born 1889, NSW, NSW Police Reg # ‘Q ‘ 9175 – ProCst Thursday 29 December 1910

Info:  Police Heritage Story


 

Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW : 1950 – 1962),

Wednesday 14 December 1960, page 15

Granville Page

Win after close contest

Detective Constable Bruce McKeachie, of Ashfield, played a consistent game to win a stableford event in a competition staged by No. .9 Division Police Golf Club last week.

McKeachie gained 41 points to win from Inspector Ray Blissett, of Paddington, who returned 40 points.

It was McKeachie‘s first win in competition golf events organised by the Police Golf Club.

Presenting trophies to winners, the club president, Detective Senior Constable Jack Thompson, said he was particularly pleased that Detective McKeachie had won. He said he had been playing with the club for a long time, and this was his first victory.

Senior Constable Thompson also congratulated the other winners.

Next meeting of the club will be held at Carnarvon Golf Club, Lidcombe, on Christmas Day.

A single stableford competition event will be staged.

Players will receive a Christmas gift from the club. The event is set down to begin at 8 a.m. sharp.

The club has held elections for the coming year.

Elections resulted: President, Detective Senior Constable J. D. Thompson; vice-presidents, Detective Sergeant 3/c E. W. Quill and Detective Constable 1/c E. A. Booth; secretary, Detective Senior Constable R. S. Cox; treasurer, Detective Sergeant 3/c F. G. Bridges; handicapper and organiser, Senior Constable L. R. Clancy; club captain, Constable 1/c G. A. Dobbins; vice-captain, Constable 1/c L. Weston; committee, Senior Constable J. R. Beswick, Constable S. S. Johns.

Following are results of last week’s game:

Police — Detective Constable 1/c Bruce McKeachie, of Ashfield, first with 41 points; Inspector Ray Blissett, of Paddington, second with 40 points; Detective Sergeant 3/c Ted Bridges, of Lidcombe, third with 40 points.

Bridges was beaten on a count-back for second place.

Visitors: Mr. Hilton Neal, of Liverpool Golf Club, first with 38 points; Mr. Alby Beveridge, of Fox Hills Golf Club, second with 38 points ( beaten on a count-back ), and Mr. George Barker, of Cabramatta Golf Club, third with 35 points.

14 Dec 1960 – Granville Page – Trove


Date listed: 31/1/2012
McKEACHIE, Bruce David
3.5.1928 – 26.1.2012
Late of Crown Street, Harrington.
Retired Chief Inspector NSW Police Force.

Loved husband of Carolyn.

Loved father of Stuart.

Remembered by his extended family and many friends.

BRUCE’s funeral service will be held at the Manning Great Lakes Crematorium Chapel, Taree on Wednesday, 1st February 2012, commencing at 11am.

Past and present members of the Police Association and Harrington Bowling Club are invited to attend.

Hutchinson Family Funerals
Funeral Directors to the Manning 1800 684…

Publication: The Daily Telegraph

MCKEACHIE, Bruce David | Death Notices | Sydney | Weekly Times Now


 

I remember Bruce as a Sgt 1/c at the old Fairfield Police Station ( same location as the present station but when it consisted of two separate buildings with the driveway down between them ).

Bruce was on GDs and I recall him as being under 6′ tall, with black ‘ brilcreamed ‘ hair – combed back and, I think, had bit of a prominent nose and / or jaw line.

He was a nice bloke.

 

Cal
13 Jan 2021

 

 


 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this man at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

 

Cal


 

 

 

 

 

 




Samuel REDSHAW

Samuel REDSHAW

AKA  ?

Late of  ?

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  ‘ P ‘ 245

For the purposes of this website ‘P’ = represents those Police joining Pre 1 March 1862 when NSWPF “Officially” commenced.

 

RankProbationary Constable- appointed 26 July 1855 

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 1 March 1862

Sergeant – appointed ? ? ? Is named as a Sgt in 1860

Final Rank =  Sergeant / Senior Constable ?

Retirement / Leaving age:?

 

Stations?, ‘ D ‘ District ( Sydney Metro )( SenCon )( 1862 ), Sydney Police Force ( 1860 )( Sgt ), Eastern District – ‘ E ‘ Division – Liverpool ( Oct 1862 )( SenCon ), Ryde – ( 28 March 1883 )(SenCon ), Lock-Up-Keeper – Eastern District – ‘ E ‘ Division- Church St – Parramatta ( 1886 )

In articles of 1860, he is referred to a number of times as a Sgt.

On 24 September 1862 was a Senior Constable at Liverpool.

In October 1862 he is referred to as a Senior Constable at Liverpool as being an Inspector of Slaughter houses.

On 23 July 1869 – Mr Samuel Redshaw appointed Agent for the Sale of Crown Lands for District of Liverpool.

On 24 February 1870 –  appointed Clerk of Petty Sessions – Liverpool ( SenCon ).

On 7 June 1870 Mr. Samuel Redshaw to be Registrar of Small Debts Court – Liverpool.

On 26 February 1874 he is mentioned as Senior Constable in Charge of Liverpool Police Station. 

Service:  From 26 July 1855   to   18 August 1886 ? years Service

Former Farmer

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

 

Born: 1832 – Derbyshire, England

Died on:  Monday  16 August 1886

Age:  56 years 

Cause:  Unknown 

Event location: Police Station residence, Church St, Parramatta, NSW

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:  Wednesday  18 August 1886

Funeral location:  Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW  

Funeral Parlour: White & Metcalfe, Undertakers 

Buried at: Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW

Grave location:  Old Anglican Section, EE, Zone B, plot # 183

GPS:

33°52’01.1″S 151°03’11.5″E

-33.866970, 151.053185


Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

 

 SAMUEL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


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27/7/1855. Samuel arrived in Sydney on the vessel “Exodus” as an assisted immigrant and his occupation given as Policeman.
Also aboard the same vessel were 96 other Policemen from England and Ireland from a Superintendent down, many with their families.
1857.
Married Agnes Caldwell at Sydney. Agnes was born c1834 County Antrim, Ireland. She arrived in Sydney in 1853 by herself as an assisted immigrant aged 20.
1862. Promoted to Senior Constable at “D” division. .
1864-1872. 5 of his children were born and registered in the District of Liverpool (NSWBDM)
1886. Lock up keeper at Church St, Parramatta. His residence was given Church St, Parramatta living with wife and children.
16/8/1886. Died at his residence, Police Station, Church St, Parramatta, leaving behind a wife ( Agnes ) and nine children ( Thomas, William, Samuel, John, Agnes, Jane, George? ).

 

Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875),

Friday 10 August 1855, page 1

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTICE.- We, the undersigned, having been induced to leave our native country by the representations and promises made to us to serve as a police force at Sydney, New South Wales, we now find we cannot have those promises realized, and without which our position would be much worse here than in England.

And we feel we have been treated by the police authorities with such harshness and severity, and harassed by ( we were going to say ) legal proceedings – but which will be found to be illegal proceedings – that we have determined on taking such employment as we can procure.

We are further noticed that, on Saturday next, we are to be put on shore to seek lodgings where we can.

We have, therefore, determined to appeal to the public for prompt employment in our respective callings, and we are willing to accept service at moderate wages in Sydney, or in the country, as may be required.

We are assured by our legal adviser, Mr. Ryan Brenan, of the firm of Brenan and Russell, that parties employing us do not run the slightest risk, and we are willing to allow our wages to accumulate, for a reasonable time, to protect our employers, should they entertain any doubt on the subject.

We shall attend at the office of Mrs. PAWSEY, Registry Office, No. 60, Castlereagh-street, on SATURDAY and succeeding days, to meet applicants, and to produce our testimonials of character, &c.

Names, –      Trade or Calling.

George Browne. Gardener

Richard Eades . Experienced Butcher

Robert Roe. Farm Servant

Donald Finlayson . Road Maker or Agricultural Labourer

John Gibson . Agricultural Labourer

William Craik . Kitchen Gardener

Edward Quinn . General Servant

Charles Harris. Shepherd

James Clifford . Machine Sawyer

Michael Prendergast . Groom and Horsebreaker

Joseph Peake. Groom and Coachman

Neil Buchanan. Farm Servant

James Hurley . Gardener, House, or Farm Servant

John Smith. Farm Servant

David Stuart . General Labourer

Allen McDurard, . Agricultural Labourer

Henry Hogg .Herdsman

Michael Higgins . Quarrymann

James Whitehall . Groom and Horsebreaker, or Coachman

Thomas McGregor . Shepherd

James Fairley . Agricultural Labourer

Patrick Maher . General Servant

James Levick. Woollen Weaver

William Elder . Farm Servant

Thomas Hand . Shepherd or Ploughman

Henry Kerr . Agricultural Labourer

Thomas Harris . General Labourer

Patrick Bryan . General Labourer

William McNish . General Labourer

Donald McMullen . Stoker

Patrick Levy . Farm Steward

Noble Handcock . Agricultural Labourer

Charles Woodhouse . Agricultural Labourer

Thomas Hegarty . General Servant or Coachman

William Roarke . General Servant or Coachman

Donald Sutherland . Herdsman

James Kennedy . Ploughman

Alexander Cohoon . Agricultural Labourer

John Blagbourn . Gardener and Sheepshearer

James Nichols . Gardener and Sheepshearer

John Holroyd . Woolsorter

Mathew Warburton . Agricultural Labourer

William Gough. Farm Servant

James Keenan . Farm Servant

Francis Keenan . Groom

Henry McLaren . Hotel Porter

Patrick Loughnan . Ploughman

Hugh Campbell . Agricultural Labourer

William Frederick Hitches . Gardener

William Clarke . Shepherd

Charles Robertson . Farm Servant

David Renne . Farm Servant

William Cooke . Farm Servant

Robert Fullerton . Farm Servant

Samuel Redshaw . Brickmaker

John McGregor . Farm Servant

John Grey . Farm Servant

Alexander McDonnell . Ploughman

Robert Swanson . Shoemaker

George Kennedy . Farm Servant

Patrick Lyons . Painter, Glazier, and Sign Write, or Clerk and Accountant in a Merchant’s Warehouse.

10 Aug 1855 – Advertising – Trove


 

Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875),

Saturday 11 August 1855, page 2

 

NOTICE. – The men named below, who arrived in this port by the ship Exodus, were engaged for, and are under agreements to serve in the police. They have refused to enter on their duties under their agreements, and the public are hereby cautioned against employing any of them, and thus subjecting themselves to the legal consequences of so doing.

W. C. MAYNE, Inspector – General of Police 10th August, 1855.

Patrick Lyons, Peter Murray, John Spooner, James Hurley, William Hitches, Robert Fullerton John Blackburne, James Levick, James Nichols, William Cook, Peter Barnes, Neil Bucchannan, Patrick Logan, John Smith, Edward Quinn, Robert Mayne, Thomas James, William Craik, Charles Sheasly, Henry Hogg, Richard Eades, John Gibson, Frederick Stukely, William McNish, Samuel Condick, Thomas McGregor, George Brown, William Clark, Joseph Howard, Charles Robertson, Thomas Hegarty, Francis Keenan, Jeremiah Phelan, James Keenan, Henry Kerr, David Rennie, Robert Rea, Robert Swanson, Michael Higgins, Patrick Meagher, Charles Woodhouse, James Fairley, Michael Prendergast, Hugh Campbell, James Whitehall, Thomas Hand, Joseph Peaker, Alexander Colquhoun, Matthew Warburton, Alexander McDonald, Samuel Redshaw, Hugh McLaren, William Gough, John McGregor, John Holroyd, James Gray, Thomas Harris, David Stewart, George Kennedy, Donald Finlayson, Patrick Bryan, John Clifford, Richard Fawcett, James M. Kennedy, Walter Murray, William Elder, Charles Harris, John Lawton, William Sutton, William H. Gill.

11 Aug 1855 – Advertising – Trove


 

 

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Friday 19 December 1856, page 8

THE BALLOON RIOT IN THE DOMAIN

DEATH OF THOMAS DOWNS.

The boy Downs having died in the Infirmary on Wednesday morning from injuries received on Monday afternoon, by the falling of one of the upright poles erected in the Domain for the purpose of sustaining the balloon of M. Pierre Maigre during the process of inflation, an inquest was held on his body, shortly after mid-day, at the Three Tuns, King-street, before Mr. J. S. Parker and a jury of thirteen. John Kelly, Edward Atkinson, and Joseph Prior, three seamen of H.M.S. Juno, who were brought up at the Central Police Court on Tuesday, for riotous conduct in the Domain on the previous evening, and had been remanded till Friday, were brought before the Coroner in custody, it having been alleged that they took an active part in knocking down the pole which inflicted the deadly wound on the deceased boy.

The first witness examined was Emanuel Benjamin, residing in Clyde-street, Miller’s Point, who deposed that deceased, Thomas Downs, was his stepson, and that he was about eleven years old. Deceased obtained permission from his mother on Monday to go to the Domain to see the balloon ascent ; he was to return in an hour, but did not ; went to the Domain at 10 o’clock at night to seek for him ; then heard that two boys had been hurt, and taken to the Infirmary ; on enquiry there, found that his step-son was one of them ; identified, the body lying dead at the Infirmary as that of his wife’s son.

Donald McIntosh McEwen, a duly qualified medical practitioner, stated that, on Tuesday morning, between 9 and 10 o’clock, he made his usual visit to the Infirmary, and then saw the deceased, who had been attended immediately after the accident on the previous evening, by Drs. Nelson and McFarlane, in conjunction with the house surgeon ; examined deceased, and found him in a state of insensibility, with a very serious fracture on the left side of the head, extending from the forehead to the vertex ; about the vertex there had been several pieces of bone removed ; from the substance of the skull saw the place they had been taken from ; produced the pieces ; the injury he described would be quite sufficient to cause death, and such an injury would be inflicted by one blow from a heavy substance ; there was a clean cut extending from about the middle of the frontal bone to the vertex ; there was no coagulated blood on the surface of the skull ; the wound must have bled freely; a stick in the hand of a powerful man would make such a wound and fracture on a child of such tender years. On being recalled, the same witness stated that there were no other marks of violence on the body but the one he had described ; the evidence he gave was from what he bad seen, not from anything he had heard.

William Mortimer, inspector of the police force, and in charge of the C division, was next examined, and detailed at some length the riotous proceedings he had witnessed ; his attention was particularly called to some sailors belonging to H.M.S. Juno, forcing themselves over some iron fencing round the balloon ; he remonstrated with them, and got them to go back again ; about 7, when the balloon become inflated and rose two or three yards in the air, a rope fastened to the top of it became entangled ; some one cried out ” Cut the rope ;” M. Maigre was at that time in the car attached to the balloon ; it began swaying about, and the gas was escaping ; saw some sailors and soldiers, with other parties, pulling the balloon down ; his attention was called to a great number of persons rushing towards a tent in which the Governor and his suite had been sitting; followed and saw M. Maigre running, with a body of police around and protecting him, to get away to a place of safety ; on returning to the spot where the balloon was, having been away about four or five minutes, found the enclosure full of people, and among the most prominent saw some sailors of H .M. S. Juno, and some soldiers, who had surrounded and got hold of Captain McLerie, the Inspector-General of Police ; noticed the prisoner John Kelly; he, with other sailors, was pulling the balloon towards the fire, and they eventually burnt it ; saw the same prisoner most active in pulling down a tent in which the spirits of wine had been kept ; it was also destroyed ; about an hour after his attention was called to the same prisoner, who was engaged with other sailors destroying the fencing, chairs, and seats, throwing them into an immense fire ; Captain McLerie and he did all they could to prevent mischief ; he had been roughly handled, and threatened to be thrown into the fire by Kelly and others ; saw one of the poles pulled down with a great crash ; didn’t know by whom it was done ; also saw the second pole come down, a few moments after ; the sailors appeared to be a little groggy ; there might have been eight or nine of them ; had no doubt as to the identity of Kelly ; he was taken into custody and removed to St. James’ watch-house, where witness identified him as the leader of the mischief ; from the density of the crowd was surprised that so few people were injured by the falling of the poles.

William Hamilton Galbraith, a medical practitioner, had been in the Domain on Monday afternoon ; saw a machine miscalled a balloon, suspended from two pair of spliced poles ; saw it burned, together with a tent and its contents ; saw a soldier of the 11th upset an iron furnace in which was some ignited straw ; some sailors and others drew the balloon across the fire and set it in a blaze ; the tallest prisoner was the most conspicuous amongst them ; saw the poles pulled down by several persons whom he did not know ; there were boys and a woman among them assisting in pulling, and crying out cut the ropes ; took particular notice of the prisoner ; be ran bodily against the pole as soon as the ropes were cut, and by his main force shoved the pole down ; when the pole fell, heard a scream, and cries of Oh ! Oh ! ran to see what had happened ; found two boys lying, one with a severe cut in the head and quite insensible ; examined the wound and found there was a fracture of the skull, about four or five inches long : it was bleeding very much ; he breathed heavily ; heard afterwards that he was taken to the Infirmary ; did not see the prisoner cut any rope ; the poles would not have fallen had the ropes not been cut ; saw sailors, or men dressed like sailors, drawing out sheath knives about the pole ; immediately afterwards the ropes were adrift.

By the prisoner : At what time did you see me ? Answer : About seven o’clock. Had no doubt as to the identity of the prisoner.

Robert Hobbs deposed that he went to the Domain on Monday morning about half-past six with tents for the accommodation of visitors, and remained there till ten at night ; identifies the prisoner Atkinson ; saw him kick the furnace, and some sparks flew from it ; he did not kick it over; at the same instant the mob around said set fire to the balloon, which was no sooner said than done ; prisoner drew the balloon to the fire and set it alight, then drew it to the tent, with the assistance of Kelly and others, and set fire to the tent. The witness next described the pulling down of the poles ; the prisoner Atkinson let go the guys ; could have seen clearly had any one pushed at the pole when it fell ; did not see any one pushing it ; saw a soldier or marine about at the time the balloon and tents were burned ; he took a very active part in it ; did not see the second pole fall, nor did he hear any one call ” Get out of the way” before the first pole fell ; saw a man dressed as a sailor of the Juno, who was pockmarked; he took an active part in pulling down the poles ; could identify him.

By the prisoner Atkinson ; It was between half past 7 and a quarter to 8 that he saw the prisoner at the balloon ; recognised the prisoner by his dress and present appearance; he was a little excited from drink ; saw no sheaths or knives with the sailors.

George Nelson spoke generally as to the conduct of the crowd, and from the falling of the poles, from the position the boy was in, did not think he could have had anything do with the pulling at the pole which fell on him ; saw no one shove the pole, nor did he recognise the sailors now present as being there ; several sailors were throwing chairs and other things on the fire ; saw sailors with others pulling on the ropes, but did not see them do more than others did ; gave the alarm to the police that a boy was killed ; could not identify a single individual that was there.

At this stage of the proceedings, the enquiry was adjourned until next day ( Thursday ), at 12 o’clock, and the jurors bound over in the sum of £20 each for their appearance.

SECOND DAY.

Yesterday, at noon, the inquest was resumed at Mr. Driver‘s, King-street.

Mark Levy, furniture dealer, George-street, examined : Went to the Domain at 4 o’clock to see the balloon ; saw some men-of-war sailors there, who were the worse for liquor ; recognised the two shortest prisoners now before the Court as the men ; saw the sailor Atkinson pulling away the other, who gives his name as Prior, and persuading him to come away ; Prior wanted to fight some one ; they were disposed to be quarrelsome, and persuaded them to go away ; then saw Atkinson and Prior go out of the gate ; did not see them go near the pole ; it is possible that they might have got back to the pole without his seeing them ; saw lots of boys there, and it was his opinion they did most mischief ; was almost positive that the seamen now before the Court had no hand in pulling down the poles ; believed the people were quite as much excited as the sailors ; followed the body of the boy, and as he got outside the gate, saw the prisoner Kelly standing talking to some other sailors ; this might have been about 200 yards from the pole ; it is possible he might have come from the pole after it fell ; thought however, that he did not ; cannot say whether he was in liquor or not.

By a Juror : Was within a few yards of Atkinson when prisoner pulled him away.

By the prisoner Atkinson : Saw him first about four o’clock.

Samuel Redshaw, a police constable, stated that he did not see the first pole pulled down ; saw the second, however ; the prisoner Kelly was pulling a rope attached to it, and calling for help ; was about ten yards from him ; many civilians were assisting equally as bad as the sailors.

James Burt, sergeant of police, detailed the burning of the balloon, chairs, &c. With reference to the pulling down of the poles, he stated that there were civilians, as well as sailors and soldiers engaged in the work ; believes he saw the prisoner Prior there doing as the mob did ; the prisoner Kelly was not there to his knowledge ; had he been, thinks he must have seen him ; although he said that sailors and soldiers took an active part in the affray, he meant that they were more prominent by their dress ; the people were quite as much engaged as they.

William Carruthers, civil engineer, residing in Woolloomooloo, was in the Domain on Monday afternoon. His evidence presented no new feature, the chief point in it being, that before the pole came down a general shout having previously been given that it was falling, and to look out for it – it was almost impossible to say who was to blame in the matter, as it seemed a general thing. Dr. Duigan informed witness, after he had examined the boy, that he ( Thomas Downs ) could not live. Did not, on Monday, see any of the prisoners then before the Court.

This closed the evidence, and the jury shortly after returned the following verdict :- ” That the deceased, Thomas Downs, aged 11 years, came to his death by the falling of a pole in the Domain, on Monday evening the 15th instant, which was thrown down by a disappointed and excited crowd of people, out of whom it is impossible to single out any individuals as the ringleaders, or as throwing down the poles ; and we unanimously consider that, if any person is to blame, it is Monsieur Maigre, the perpetrator of the sham balloon ascent, which we consider caused the death of the said boy. We wish this to be considered a censure upon Monsieur Maigre. ”

19 Dec 1856 – HE BALLOON RIOT IN THE DOMAIN DEATH OF THOMAS DOWNS. – Trove


Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Thursday 6 January 1859, page 8

 

ELECTORAL LISTS.- Notice is hereby given, that at a Meeting of her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace acting in and for the Police District of Sydney, holden at this office on the 31st of December last, and 1st of January instant, the following persons were duly appointed Collectors of the Electoral Lists within tho Police District of Sydney, under the Electoral Act of 1858, for the several electoral districts in connection with their respective names, viz. :

EAST SYDNEY.- Inspector James Singleton, Sergeants Charles Smith, Jeremiah Stale, William Sutton, and John Taylor, and Constables Matthew McKeogh, William Cook, William Fairland, and Roger Fenton.

WEST SYDNEY– Inspector George Reid, Sergeants Richard Lee and Edward Sweney and Constables Edward Bloomfield, Anthony Hargrave, Peter Grimley, Andrew Love, William McNish, and Samuel Condick.

CANTERBURY.- Sergeants John Nowlan, John Enright, and Denis Linane, and Constables Thomas Hanly, John Emerton, James Hart, William McNamara, and Charles Harris.

GLEBE AND BALMAIN.- Inspector Wm. John Weston, Sergeants David McMakin, and John Healy, and Constable Wm. Rourke.

ST. LEONARD’S.- Inspector Thomas Ferris Quirk, Sergeants George Lamont and Thomas Joyce, and Constables John Hiatt, John Sheaves, Stephen Whelan, Henry Blaber, Patrick Kelly, and Patrick Malone.

NEWTOWN.- Sergeant Peter Conway, and Constables John Ibbotson, James Fairley, and John Carroll.

PADDINGTON, SURRY HILLS, AND REDFERN.

Inspector James Black, and Sergeants Henry Hogg and Samuel Redshaw, and Constables Thomas McKenzie, Edward Slattery, and William Cook.

It is particularly requested that all persons entitled to vote under the new Electoral Act in the said districts will afford the necessary information, and otherwise facilitate the duties of the collectors, and the proprietors of unoccupied lands or other property in the rural districts of Sydney are invited to communicate with the collectors, in order that their names may be inserted in the Electoral List in respect thereof.

By order of the Bench of Magistrates,
GEO. WARBURTON, Clerk of Petty Sessions.
Central Police Office,
Sydney, 5th January.

06 Jan 1859 – Advertising – Trove


 

ydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Thursday 9 February 1860, page 3

SECOND COURT.

Before Mr. Justice Milford.

INDECENT ASSAULT OF A CHILD.

Patrick Connery, indicted at the last sittings, was placed in the dock to stand his trial for that he, at Paddington, on the 13th day of October, 1859, did unlawfully and indecently assault one Mary Ellen Burke, a female child under the age of twelve years.

Mr. Butler conducted the prosecution against the prisoner, who was not defended by counsel.

The prosecuting counsel addressed the jury, and briefly stated to them the circumstances of the case.

Sergeant Samuel Redshaw, of the Sydney Police Force, deposed that he had arrested the prisoner on the fourteenth October last. Witness told him what was the charge against him. Prisoner said that the charge was a made up affair between the mother, the daughter, and the old woman Connolly.

The witness was cross-examined by the prisoner, but nothing of importance was elicited.

Mary Ellen Burke, the child referred to in the indictment, aged about seven years, was brought into court, but as she did not appear to have received any instruction whatever upon religion, her evidence could not be taken.

Catherine Connolly deposed that she knew the prisoner ; at the time that prisoner was arrested she was stopping at the house of Mr. Burke, the publican – the father of the little girl, Mary Ellen Burke ; witness one day went up stairs, and went into a room wherein there was only a basin stand and a box. This was three or four months ago. Mrs. Burke’s child was there, and the prisoner was also in the same room. [ Witness then proceeded to describe circumstances which amounted to a direct proof of the charge against the prisoner. ]

The prisoner had been drinking that morning, and seemed much the worse for liquor. Witness went down immediately, and told the parents ; the father questioned the child, and, on hearing what she said, struck Connery with a billet of wood when he came down stairs ; Mrs. Burke had sent witness upstairs for the child. Witness was cross-examined by the prisoner, but her evidence was not thereby affected. Cross-examined by the Judge, witness described the nature of the washhand-stand on which the child was sitting when witness went into the room ; the little girl was sitting on the top of it ; the prisoner had owed witness a pound for a long time, and witness used to ask him for it ; about a fortnight before this occurred Burke was bouncing the prisoner, and saying that he would not give up the property to him.

Mary Burke, the mother of the child Mary Ellen Burke, deposed that she remembered the day that something was done to her daughter. She was upstairs that morning with her brother ; they both once came down together : they had then some money, which the child said Paddy ( the prisoner ) had given to them ; witness was in the front room sewing, and after that sent the woman Connolly up stairs for them ; the woman came down stairs saying the child was destroyed ; witness saw her husband, just afterwards, striking the prisoner with a billet of wood; there was no difference existing between witness’s husband and the prisoner, except that Connery held a mortgage over the house. The prisoner had drunk something that morning, but was not drunk ; witness was not drunk. Cross-examined by the prisoner : witness admitted she had once been placed in gaol by her husband, and that prisoner had bailed her out ; witness had never expressed a determination to be revenged upon prisoner; the witness Connolly was drunk on that day, at the time she came down stairs, and made the statement against the prisoner Connery. The counsel for the Crown begged to withdraw the case.

The jury ( by the direction of the Judge ) returned a verdict of not guilty, and the jury intimated that the prisoner left the Court without any stain upon his character.

09 Feb 1860 – SECOND COURT. – Trove


 

Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), Saturday 11 May 1861, page 5

WATER POLICE COURT.- Friday.

Before Messrs. S. North and J. McLean..

Sydney James Dalton was arrested by Samuel Redshaw, sergeant in the city police, charged with being in the dwelling-house of Rose Strange, for an unlawful purpose, on the 7th instant. The complainant Rose Strange, resides in Windmill-street, and only knew the defendant few days before she charged him with this offence.

It appears that he lodged in a house next door to the complainant, kept by a Mrs. Jacques, and about a quarter-past 2 a.m., on the morning of the 7th instant, the complainant was awoke by hearing a noise at the window shutters. She struck a light and saw defendant through the window, and asked him who he was and what he wanted, and he replied he would soon let her know. She went to the room in which her son slept, and roused him, and when they returned to complainant’s room Dalton was in the act of getting in at the window, whereupon, her son shoved him back, and he then went back to the house where he lodged.

On the following day, Mrs. Strange saw Dalton, and said if he apologised for what he had done, she would let the matter drop ; but he laughed, and said he was drunk at the time.

The prisoner, in defence, stated that when Mrs. Strange saw him the next day, that he said if he had been guilty of any ungentemanly act he was sorry for it.

The Bench ordered him to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of £50, to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

11 May 1861 – WATER POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY. – Trove


Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Wednesday 5 November 1862, page 3

NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4.

 

INQUEST AT LIVERPOOL

Mr W FORSTER asked the Colonial Secretary,

” 1. Has any communication been made to the Government, or to the Attorney General, relative to the alleged sudden and mysterious death of a man named Hart, a few weeks since, while in the service and upon the premises of Captain Moore, J P , of Liverpool ?

2. Was any inquest held upon Hart’s body, or magisterial investigation made at the time into the circumstances of Hart’s death ?

3. If so, by whom, when, and where?

4. Was there any post mortem examination, or was any – and, if any, what – medical man present at such inquest or investigation ?

5. What was the result?

6. Has any further enquiry been ordered, or is any intended, by the Government ?

Mr COWPER answered generally, that a communication was addressed to the Government and a magisterial inquiry held, the result of which he held in his hand, in the form of a police report.

It was as follows – ” John Hart, aged seventy-two, labourer, place of death, Asylum, Liverpool.

The deceased has been in the employ of Samuel Moore, Esq, J. P., Liverpool, for many years, but for some time past was not able to do much work.

He was very much addicted to drink, and on last Monday he got drunk, and a man named George Fagan gave him a slap on the face for making a noise in the yard, afterwards putting him into an outbuilding to sleep.

Yesterday morning, Captain Moore sent for me for the purpose of giving the deceased into custody for protection.

I saw that the deceased was very ill, and I sent a constable to Dr Smith for an order for his admittance into the Asylum. Dr Smith gave an order, and I had him removed there immediately, and he died this morning.

Dr Smith made a post mortem examination, and found that he died from apoplexy, and that the slap on the face did not hasten his death.

 

Samuel Redshaw,
245,
senior constable,
24th September, 1862 “.

The hon. Colonial Secretary stated further that, in consequence of a letter sent by Mr. Charles Luke Bayly, a second investigation was held before Mr Jones and another magistrate, with a similar result – the medical evidence proving death to have been caused by sanguineous apoplexy, and in no way brought about by the slap or blow which the deceased received.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13236635


Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Thursday 26 February 1874, page 7

 

Two PERSONS DROWNED BY FLOOD WATERS.-

The Coroner of Parramatta and Liverpool held an inquest at the Court-house, Liverpool, on the 24th instant, on the body of a man named Sidney Baldwin.

Samuel Redshaw, the senior-constable in charge of the Liverpool Station, deposed that at daylight on the 24th instant, he was in company with Mr. Thomas Thorn, searching for the body of deceased at Heathfield, about eight or nine miles down the George’s River, and found it in a paddock lying face downwards ; it was wet and covered with mud, and appeared to have been left by the flood waters as they receded ; it was then about 6 o’clock a.m. ; had the body brought to the police station.

Dr. Strong deposed that he had externally examined the body, and found it to present all the indications of death from drowning.

Thomas Thorn, farmer, Heathfield, deposed that he and deceased a little after daybreak on the 23rd instant started together on horseback towards a ridge, where some of witness’s cattle and horses were standing in the flood waters ; their horses got into a hole, and threw them both off into deep water ; both swam for it, holding their horse’s bridles; deceased said to him, ” I must let my horse go, it will be drowned ; ” witness then took both horses himself ; when he got standing ground he looked round for deceased, but he had disappeared beneath the water.

William Hart, a seaman, identified deceased as a shipmate of his by the Strathnaver, from England, in November last ; deceased came out as an able seaman, was 23 years of age, and a native of Manchester, England, where he had friends.

Verdict- ” Accidentally drowned. ”

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13332249


 

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Saturday 2 May 1885, page 1

Marriages

REDSHAW—SUTTON.—April 15, at the residence of the bride’s parents, 45, Princes-street, by the Rev. W. G. Taylor,

Thomas, eldest son of Samuel Redshaw, of Parramatta, to Margaret, youngest daughter of William Sutton, of Sydney.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13587681


 

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Tuesday 17 August 1886, page 14

Funerals

The Friends of the late Samuel REDSHAW, Senior-Constable of Police, are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral ; to move from his late residence, Police Station, Parramatta, at 2 o’clock, on WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, for Rookwood Cemetery.

WHITE and METCALFE,
Undertakers.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13644313


Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),

Tuesday 17 August 1886, page 1

REDSHAW.—August 16, 1886, at his residence, Police Station, Parramatta, Senior-Constable Samuel Redshaw, leaving a sorrowing wife and nine children to mourn their loss ; aged 56 years.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13644236


 

 

 

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), Tuesday 24 August 1886 (No.475), page 5733

In the Supreme Court o£ New South Wales.

In the estate, goods, chattels, credits, and effects of Samuel Redshaw, late of Parramatta, in the Colony aforesaid, senior constable and watch-house keeper, deceased, intestate.

NOTICE is hereby given that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be made to this Honorable Court, in its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, that letters of administration of all and singular the estate, goods, chattels, credits, and effects of the abovenamed Samuel Redshaw, deceased, who died on the 16th day of August, 1886, may be granted to Thomas Redshaw, of Dowling-street, Sydney, in the said Colony, grocer, the eldest son of the abovenamed deceased.— Dated this 21st day of August, a.d. 1886.

ROBERT HENRY LEVIEN,
Proctor for the said Applicant,
George-street, Parramatta, and Phillip-street, Sydney.

5947 6s. 6d.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222754844


l the day break and the shadows flee away.
Photos by: Kevin Banister – 6 Jan 2021

l the day break and the shadows flee away.

Samuel REDSHAW: Inscription: In Affectionate Remembrance My beloved husband Samuel REDSHAW who died 16th August 1886 Aged 56 years Thy will be done ....................... Also Agnes Wife of the above who entered into Rest 17th September 1915 Aged 81 years. Till the day break and the shadows flee away.

Samuel REDSHAW: Inscription: In Affectionate Remembrance My beloved husband Samuel REDSHAW who died 16th August 1886 Aged 56 years Thy will be done ....................... Also Agnes Wife of the above who entered into Rest 17th September 1915 Aged 81 years. Till the day break and the shadows flee away.

Samuel REDSHAW

Kevin Banister

Rookwood cemetery today, 6/1/2021. Paid my respects to-

Senior Constable Samuel Redshaw, #245
Born c1832, Derbyshire, England.
Died 16/8/1886 at Parramatta NSW, cause unknown.
Buried Rookwood, NSW.
His headstone has been vandalised with graffiti.
It also overlooks the “Old Anglican War Lawn Cemetery” which makes it very easy to find.

Grave location:

Old Anglican Section, EE, zone B, plot #183. GPS -33.866970, 151.053185.

That gps will take anyone to his headstone so much so that one can download it to a smart phone with location/gps turned on, fire up google maps and walk to its location on the map. Use it all the time for Rookwood. So accurate that I have stood on top of an unmarked grave. (Posted earlier for an unmarked grave of a Police Officer). Hope this helps.

 

 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this man at the time of publication.

 

Cal

 

 

 

 

 




Paul Christopher SCHREIBER

Paul Christopher SCHREIBER

AKA Schreib’s

Late of Nowra Formerly of Goulburn, NSW  

Brother to Kel SCHREIBER # 12911

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class #  191 

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  20701

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Academy Police on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed 11 February 1983 ( aged 24 years, 6 months, 28 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 11 February 1988  

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank =  Senior Constable 

Retirement / Leaving age:?

 

Stations?, Sydney Metro area, Wellington, Braidwood, Narrandera, Goulburn

Service:  From ? ? ?   to   ? ? ? ? years Service

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 6 June 1997 ( SenCon )

 

Born:  Monday  14 July 1958 

Died on:  Monday  4 January 2021

Age:  62 years, 5 months, 21 days 

Cause?

Event location:   Wollongong Hospital, Crown St, Wollongong, NSW

Event date ?

 

Funeral date:   Wednesday 13 January 2021 at 12.00 noon

Funeral location:  The Chapel, Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens, Worrigee Road, Worrigee, ( Nowra ) NSW

( click here to see Cornona19 Virus Pandemic rules – this will be a limited numbers Funeral )

any Future Wake location??? TBA 

any Future Wake date??? TBA

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

Funeral Parlour: Murphy family funerals, 85 Plunkett St, Nowra, NSW

02 44230722

Buried at: ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2021 )

 

Paul Christopher SCHREIBER, Paul SCHREIBER

 PAUL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal


May they forever Rest In Peace

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Obituary of Paul Christopher Schreiber

4th January 2021
Late of Nowra Formerly of Goulburn
Much loved father & father-in-law of Ingrid & Jamie and Bridget
Devoted Poppy of Jack
Loving brother, uncle, cousin and mate to many
Aged 62 years
‘When life’s a bitch, beer is a must’
Paul’s funeral service will be held in The Chapel, Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens, Worrigee Road, Worrigee on Wednesday 13th January at 12.00 noon.
Relatives & friends are invited to attend.
Please contact Murphy Family Funerals to add your name and details to the COVID tracing list.
A livestream link will be available.
Please leave messages and condolences for the family on the tribute wall.
Michael Bourke posted a condolence
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Really saddened to hear this news. Schreib’s was an exceptional cop and a great bloke. Smart, brave and always good company. RIP mate!!!!!
Ingrid Schreiber Posted Jan 9, 2021 at 8:00 PM
Thanks so much for your message. Lovely hearing how respected Dad was, and that he was a mate to so many people.
Ian lowe posted a condolence
Friday, January 8, 2021
Wishing our sincere sympathy to friends and family. We remember fondly our time spent together in Wellington. Rest in peace my friend.
Taddy and Rhonda Lowe
John Curran posted a condolence
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Deepest sympathy to your family mate. Worked with you at Wellington late 80’s when you were the lock-up keeper. Many a good time had over a cold beer. R.I.P
Ingrid Schreiber Posted Jan 9, 2021 at 8:02 PM
Thanks so much for your message. The 80s seems like such a long time ago! Glad you have fond memories of our Dad, and thanks for sharing.
Stephen Williams posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
REST IN PEACE PAUL. You were a good country cop and had a great sense of humour mate. God bless you and condolences to the Schreiber family.
Ingrid Schreiber Posted Jan 9, 2021 at 8:03 PM
Thanks for your message! Dad’s sense of humour is something we will all remember fondly!
Steve Wright posted a symbolic gesture
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Schreib’s, so sad to hear of your passing. Enjoyed our time working together in Narrandera. Without doubt you were one of the best street Policemen I have had the honour to work with. A true genuine person and proud to regard you as one of my mates. Rest In Peace.
Wrighty.
Ruth & James Davy posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Paul you will sadly missed Sending our deepest sympathy to all the family

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Terence William NEWMAN

Terence William NEWMAN

AKA  Terry 

Late of Mittagong, Southern Highlands, NSW

 

  • Terry passed away on 22 December 2020.  His funeral being held on 30 December 2020.
  • His wife, Dianne, who was also a resident of the same Nursing Home and also suffering from Alzeimers, passed away on the evening of 31 December 2020.  He may have died from a combination of Alzeimers and Heart Break.
  • Funeral details, for Dianne, are unknown at this time.

 

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class #  175

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  19896

 

RankCommenced Training at Redfern Academy on Monday 17 August 1981 ( aged 29 years, 0 months, 22 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed Friday  6 November 1981 ( Aged 29 years, 3 months, 11 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 6 November 1986  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Sergeant 

 

Stations?, Cabramatta ( 34 Division ), ?, TRG Course 11 / 1983, Bathurst Riots – 1985, Bowral ( SenCon ), Campbelltown ( 35 Division ) – Retirement

 

Service:  From 17 August 1981   to   15 May 2009  =  27 years, 8 months, 28 days Service

Age at Retirement: 56 years, 9 months, 19 days

Time In Retirement:  11 years, 7 months, 7 days

 

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

 

Born:  Saturday  26 July 1952

Died on:  Tuesday  22 December 2020 during the morning

Age:  68 years, 4 months, 26 days

Cause: Alzhiemers ?

Is known to have been suffering from Alzhiemers for the past few years and lately, Septicaemia.  His wife, Dianne, also resides at the same Nursing Home and is also a sufferer of Alzhiemers.

Event location:   ? Nursing Home

Event date ?

Terence William NEWMAN, Terry NEWMAN

Funeral date:  Wednesday  30 December 2020 @ 1.30pm 

Funeral location:  St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 2 Bendooly St, Bowral, NSW

All friends and former colleagues are invited to attend.

NO LIVE STREAMING

All persons attending are to be mindful on the current Government restrictions on gatherings in the venue and congregations outside the venue. Guidance given by Clergy, Funeral Directors, Venue staff or other persons controlling the service should be followed.

A streaming service may be provided and will be sent as a nemesis in the future.  

( click here to see Cornona19 Virus Pandemic rules – this will be a limited numbers Funeral )

any Future Wake location??? 

any Future Wake date???

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

 

Funeral Parlour: G. BEAVAN Funeral of Bowral, NSW 

Buried at: Cremated 

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( November 2020 )

 

 TERENCE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO


FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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Deepest condolences to their son, Wayne NEWMAN and family.

It is believed that Dianne wanted to be with Terry again.


 

Terry is known to have attended Primary School in the north Campbelltown area.

He was a footy player and cricket player and also enjoyed ferreting as a youngster around the Campbelltown hills.


 

NEWMAN
Terence William (Terry)

Passed away surrounded by family
22nd December, 2020.
Aged 68 years.

Beloved husband of Dianne.

Much loved father and father-in-law of Wayne & Janice, Russell, Todd & Daryle, Megan & Michael, James & Kristy.

Adored Poppy to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren

A Funeral Service and offering of prayers for Terry will be held at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Bendooley Street Bowral on Wednesday 30th December, 2020 commencing at 1.30pm.

A private cremation will follow.

TERENCE WILLIAM NEWMAN Death Notice – Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Morning Herald


 

Class 175 - Sub Class ? - Redfern Police Academy - November 1981

 


 

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this man at the time of publication.

 

Cal
24 December 2020