DANIEL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
GOODWIN, Daniel
Passed away 16th April, 2014
Beloved partner of Julie, Endearing father of Elise, Emily, Sophie (dec), Jack & Ben.
Will be sadly missed by all his family & friends.
Aged 52 Years
Family & friends of DANIEL are kindly invited to attend his Funeral Service to be held at The Church of Christ, Wingecarribee Street, Bowral (Opposite Police Station) on Monday (April 28, 2014)
Appointed to commence at 10.30am.
Followed by interment at Bowral Cemetery
LADY ROSE FUNERALS
36 Bowral Street, Bowral
FDA of NSW
Accreditation No: 12037-01
Ph: 4862 1833
Consultant: Joadi Webb J
Gary DUNNINGHAM
| 31/10/2014
Gary DUNNINGHAM
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # ?
Constable 1st Class – Resigned
Stations: Last Stationed at Warilla HWP
Service: From ? to ?
Awards: ?
Born: 6 May 1959
Died: 21 March 2000
Age: 40
Cause: Suicide – hanging – at home
Funeral: 27 March 2000 – Unanderra Crematorium
Constable Gary Dunningham arresting Santa Claus
Gary Dunningham & Greg Callander in Marine Drive, Wollongong, at a car show around 1998.
Gary DUNNINGHAM memorial plaque
A good bloke and always a “funny bastard”.
Old Gaz was bit of a ‘lad’ and joker, always wearing his thongs, shorts and ‘T’ shirts, he was the last person who I thought would have taken his own life.
May you forever Rest In Peace mate.
Cal
Patrick Leslie CARNEY
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Patrick Leslie CARNEY
( late of the Gold Coast QLD & Waucope NSW )
aka Pat, Coons
New South Wales Police Force – Resigned
Regd. # 17347
NSW Police Cadet # 3097
Rank: NSW Police Cadet – commenced 3 February 1975
Service: 3 February 1975 to ? ? 1990 = 14+ years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 27 August 1992 ( Former SenCon )
Born: Thursday 29 August 1957
Age: 46 yrs 2 mths 12 days
Died on: Monday 10 November 2003
Cause: Suicide – Hanging
Funeral date: Monday 17 November 2003
Funeral location: Wauchope, NSW
Funeral location 2: Gold Coast, Qld
Buried at: Wauchope Cemetery, NSW
PAT is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
POLICE FOOTBALL. CONSTABLE PAT CARNEY, FROM WOLLONGONG POLICE, RECEIVED THE TOOTH L.A. MAN OF THE MATCH TROPHY IN THE DRESSING SHED OF LYSAGHTS FOOTBALL FIELD, FIGTREE.
POLICE FOOTBALL AT ROSE BAY. CONSTABLE PAT CARNEY, WOLLONGONG POLICE. 20 APRIL 1983
POLICE FOOTBALL. CONSTABLE PAT CARNEY, FROM WOLLONGONG POLICE, RECEIVED THE TOOTH L.A. MAN OF THE MATCH TROPHY IN THE DRESSING SHED OF LYSAGHTS FOOTBALL 13 APRIL 1983
1985 or 1986, Surfers Paradise, Qld
Darren STARLING, Pat COONEY ( RIP ), Gary THATCHER ( RIP ) at the home of John HITCHCOCK. This would have been a Police Footy BBQ.
Pat was born and bred in Wauchope, NSW, and joined the New South Wales Police Force via the Police Cadet system, aged 16, and commenced at the Redfern Police Academy on the 3 February 1975 and was assigned Cadet # 3097.
After the Police Academy, Pat was stationed at various locations including Sutherland. He was later transferred to Wollongong General Duties and also performed duties at Unanderra as part of the District Foot Patrol.
Pat was a funny bastard and always up for a practical joke. He was also a great footballer, playing in the NSW Police Football competition and playing for Wollongong District.
He served his final years back at Wollongong in the Prisoner Security Unit ( PSU ) until his resignation in 1990.
Two funeral Services were held for Pat. One in his old home town of Waucope, NSW, where he was laid to rest and the second was held on the Gold Coast where Pat resided.
Pat was born on the 29 August 1957.
Gabrielle Patricia McDONALD
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Gabrielle Patricia McDONALD – nee Eggleston
aka Gabby
late of Maryland
Wife to Andrew McDonald # 22289
NSW Police Academy Class # 242C
“possibly” a Rejoinee
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 26685
Rank: Commenced training at Goulburn Police Station on Sunday 30 July 1989 ( aged 19 years, 5 months, 5 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 25 January 1990 ( aged 19 years, 11 months, 0 days )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank: Detective Sergeant
Stations: ?, Inner City ( Sydney ), Newtown Detectives, Balmain ( 8 Division ), Newcastle, Lake Macquarie L.A.C., Northern Region Professional Standards
Service: From 30 July 1989 to 3 July 2013 = 23 years, 11 months, 3 days Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours
Born: Wednesday 25 February 1970
Died on: Wednesday 3 July 2013
Cause: Depression – Suicide – hanging – ON DUTY
Previous attempt in 2012 inside Newcastle Police Stn
Age: 43 years, 4 months, 8 days
Funeral date: Thursday 11 July 2013 @ 11am
Funeral location: Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, Sandgate Rd, Shortland
GABBY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance – Canberra
* BUT SHOULD BE. Last checked 2 Aug 2019 24 Jan 2024
GABBY IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance – NSW Domain
Grave location:
Grave of Gabrielle Patricia McDONALD – nee Gabby Eggleston
Class 242C Goulburn – Attested 25 January 1990 Gabby EGGLESTON, Front row, 3rd from right
Late of Maryland
Gabrielle passed away on 03/07/2013.
Her funeral is proposed to be held at 11am on Thursday 11th Instant at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 262 Sandgate Road, SHORTLAND.
Dearly loved wife of ANDREW, loving mother of JESSICA and JOSH. Loved daughter and daughter-in-law of CARMEL and NORM (dec’d) EGGLESTON, FRAN and WARREN McDONALD.
Sister and sister-in-law of PETER and MAREE, MEL and JULIE, MARIA and MARK, ANDREW and AREEYA, ANGELA and MARK, SUE and STEVE, PATRICK and CAROLINE, NICOLE and NIGEL, GREG and loved aunty of their FAMILIES.
The Relatives and Friends of GABRIELLE are warmly invited to attend her Funeral to be held in Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, Sandgate Rd, Shortland on THURSDAY 11/7/13 Funeral Liturgy commencing at 11am. An interment will follow at Sandgate Lawn Cemetery.
Family of NSW policewoman who took her own life suing state for millions
Exclusive by the National Reporting Team’s Lorna Knowles
Updated
The family of a policewoman who took her own life is suing the state of New South Wales for millions of dollars, for allegedly failing to protect her from harm.
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Key points:
Andrew McDonald has filed three negligence claims against the state
The claim alleges his wife did not receive adequate care after attending several traumatic incidents
It also alleges police failed to investigate a previous suicide attempt
Newcastle mother-of-two Sergeant Gabrielle McDonald developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after witnessing a string of horrific incidents on the job.
She took her own life on July 3, 2013, the day after a police medical officer had declared her as fit for duty.
Her husband Andrew McDonald has filed three negligence claims against the state of NSW on behalf of himself and his two children, Jessica and Joshua.
His statement of claim, filed to the NSW District Court, said over the course of her career, McDonald attended numerous traumatic incidents, including domestic disputes, assaults, car accidents, suicides and murders.
She was particularly distressed by the drowning of a 17-year-old boy in 2009 and a double road fatality in 2010, but did not receive any counselling, debriefing or monitoring after the incidents, the statement of claim alleges.
In late 2010, she was promoted to Detective Sergeant in the Professional Standards Unit, Northern Region. But she struggled with the heavy workload, which included two stints relieving for her supervisor.
In 2012, McDonald attempted suicide in an office at the Newcastle police station, but police never investigated the incident.
“It’s investigation 101,” Mr McDonald, who was also a police officer, told the ABC.
“That’s what police do and it’s appalling that it was never done.”
Police medical officer found suicide attempt ‘was not genuine’
The day before McDonald took her own life, she was sent to see a police medical officer, Dr Naresh Verma.
Mr McDonald told the ABC, Dr Verma determined her previous suicide attempt was not genuine and he did not believe she had PTSD.
“All the staff thought well, OK, things must be on the improve, maybe Gabrielle is not sick at all, maybe she’s pulling the wool over our eyes and that was clearly wrong,” Mr McDonald said.
Dr Verma did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
The police force determined that McDonald should be transferred to another police station the next day.
According to the statement of claim, she was summoned to a meeting without warning and without a support person to be told she was being moved.
McDonald left the meeting in a distressed state, drove to a state forest and took her life.
Mr McDonald said he had one last telephone conversation with his wife.
“She said I can’t go on any more. I’m not getting better. I’m such a burden. They keep kicking me down at work. All I’m trying to do is keep my hours up. You know, this is hopeless,” he said.
“And I said: ‘You can’t do this’. I pleaded with her and begged her not to.
“She said I love you and the kids. We talked about all the things we’d done together, but nothing I said would make sense to her, she was just that determined to do it”.
McDonald ‘did not receive proper monitoring’
Mr McDonald’s lawyers allege that the police service ought to have known the meeting would cause her distress and that she was at risk of self harm.
They allege the NSW police force was negligent because it failed to maintain a safe system of work to avoid injury to McDonald.
It had also allegedly failed to provide her with adequate training to perform her duties and to take precautions for her safety, “putting her in a position of peril”.
The service is also accused of failing to provide adequate training on how to recognise the symptoms of psychiatric injury.
“The deceased did not receive any or proper monitoring of her condition while she continued to work in a stressful environment,” the claim states.
The claim also alleges the police force had failed to devise a system for the flagging of police officers involved in numerous distressing or traumatic incidents.
As a result of its negligence, McDonald had suffered a major depressive disorder, chronic PTSD, alcohol abuse and death by suicide, it is alleged.
Mr McDonald said he now suffered from an adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety.
He was on track to become a superintendent, before he was medically retired.
He is claiming about $900,000 in future lost earnings, in addition to damages and interest. He is also seeking damages on behalf of his two children.
Damages are limited to $750,000 in the NSW District Court, but it does have the discretion to lift the cap.
In a statement to the ABC, the NSW police force said it could not comment specifically on the tragic circumstances which led to the death of a serving officer.
“NSW police continues to improve its practices and procedures, having made significant advances over many years to minimise the psychological impact of policing duties on our officers, who frequently undertake stressful and difficult work,” the statement said.
“As a major priority, NSW police encourages the reporting of these impacts and offers a range of services to support, guide and educate our staff.
“These support services are comprehensive and effective.
“It is well understood that every officer’s circumstances are unique and most often extremely complex with regard to the impacts of psychological injury.”
Gabby was my partner Newtown D’s. She was rock solid, loyal and supportive. She spoke her mind and was honest in opinion and views.
Gabby was from the Eggleston family of the Hunter & loved horses and racing. She taught riding to kids with patience & care. Gabby also helped place horses with the Mounted Section NSW Police.
Along with Gabby & Deb Hayton, we had a tough feminine perspective to our office in the 90’s.
Sad to know when she was in need, Gabby felt alone.
Gabby was loved by many and will be missed by all!
