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As per Alan’s wishes, a private family service & cremation was held at the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Karangi, NSW.
Hi All
please see below from Alan Millward’s wife –
Hello everyone, this is Al’s wife, Jan.
Due to very last minute unforeseen circumstances, Monday’s Memorial Service will no longer be held at the racecourse.
In lieu of this our family will be down at Diggers Beach, from 2pm Monday afternoon.
It’s a pretty special spot for us as that’s where Alan and I renewed our wedding vows for our 20th wedding anniversary…which was an unbelievable 18 years ago now. My God, time goes by so fast!
You’re all welcome to join us. Bring along a chair and a choccy milk or lemon squash, or whatever your choice of poison is…I’ll have my cup of tea! If you want something to nibble on, you’ll have to bring that as well I’m sorry to say, as I really don’t think letting me in the kitchen is a good thing right now…I’d probably get distracted and burn the place down. We’ll sit around and share a few stories and celebrate Al’s life and love.
To all those who have contributed to the Go Fund Me thingy that Charlene created for Alan’s Memorial, we will contact you personally over the next few days. We do not want anyone to feel we have misled you and will return your donations if that is what you would like.
To each and every person here, thank you from the bottom of hearts, we are so grateful for the outpouring of love and support you have all offered. We will all miss Alan in our own ways.
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NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 088
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 10165
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 14 August 1961 aged ( 26 years, 0 months, 24 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed Monday 30 October 1961 ( aged 26 years, 3 months, 9 days )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
* Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 1 April 1971
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 February 1978
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank: = Sergeant
* I am unaware as to why – but on the 1 April 1967, there appears to have been at least 3 Classes promoted to Constable 1st Class. Members who were Constables for five – six years ( which isn’t unusual if they failed a subject or were injured ) but it appears as though members of Class 088 – 090 were all Promoted to Cst 1/c on the same date.
Stations: ?, ‘ D ‘ District ( 1967 ), ?, Mt Druitt ( 27 Division ) – Disengagement
Service: From 14 August 1961 to18 June 1986 = 24 years, 10 months, 4 days Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 50 years, 10 months, 4 days
Time in Retirement from Police: 36 years, 4 months, 5 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 6 November 1980 ( Sgt )
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Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( November 2022 )
ALAN 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.
Class 088 – October 1961 – Redfern Academy. Unknown who is who.
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Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( November 2022 )
BRUCE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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Condolences to his wife, Deb, family – his brother Michael and friends.
Bruce BALDWIN ( 1st on left – Centre Row ) Goulburn Police Academy Class 206A
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Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( April 2022 )
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It is with great sadness we inform you of the passing of our beloved Club President and Life Member Ian Bourke, who passed away peacefully today.
Ian served with distinction on our Board of Directors for over 19 years and as President for the past 12 years. Ian’s core focus was to improve the lives of our Members and the community, epitomising the philosophy in which Cronulla RSL is founded upon.
Guided by Ian’s leadership, Cronulla RSL has undergone significant transformation and growth.
The Board, Management and Staff extend our deepest condolences to Ian’s wife Ann and his daughter Stephanie at this difficult time. Ian will be missed by us all who fondly chatted with him as he checked on his beloved Club regularly.
We are forever grateful for Ian’s dedication and leadership.
Class 105 of December 1965 Redfern Police Academy
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Funeral Parlour: Pettigrew Family Funerals, 444 Pacific Highway, Belmont, NSW
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
LISA is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Lisa Marie REID AKA ? Late of ? Was / Is Married to Sgt Craig REID, NSWPF 26245 “possible” relation in ‘the job’: ? NSW Goulburn Police Academy – Class # 281 ( DPP 07 ) New South Wales Police Force Regd. # 34755 Rank: Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on Monday 4 September 2000 ( aged 33 years, 5 months, 4 days ) Probationary Constable- appointed Friday 22 December 2000 ( aged 33 years, 8 months, 21 days ) Photo supplied by Louise Smurthwaite. Lisa is the blonde, kneeling. She was married to a Sergeant Craig Reid – he was an Australian Strongman- I don’t know if they were still together- we lost touch
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Wake location: Diamond Room, Maitland City Bowling Club
Wake date: Tuesday 18 October 2022
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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
RUSSELL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Romance in the force Calling all Policewomen! Happy faced Special Constable Amy MILLGATE surrounded by Constables Yvonne ROBERTSON ( far left ), June ABBOTT, Norma COX, Margaret FISHER and Nancy BABER when she appeared this morning wearing her engagement ring or the first time. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230239833
Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954),
Sunday 2 October 1949, page 5
POLICEWOMEN LEAVE THE FORCE TO WED
FIVE of the NSW’s force of 14 women police have resigned to get married this year.
One policewoman has been married and four others have become engaged since January.
A senior police officer said: “These marriages are smashing our organisation of women police.
“Wedding bells are beginning to ring like an alarm clock around Police Headquarters.”
Amy Millgate, first uniformed policewoman appointed, said: — “You can’t arrest love, nor can you imprison affection. Right qualities “Anyhow, my Bruce ( First-class Constable Bruce Taylor ) says I would not have been appointed if I had not had a sense of responsibility, with tact, understanding and other qualities needed for successful marriage.
“When a fellow talks like that — well, that’s a proposal.”
Other uniformed police women said that there would he more marriages if it were not for the housing shortage.
Here is a record of how marriage is shattering the women’s police force: — Lorna Fraser now married to Detective Harry North, of Wollongong.
Yvonne Robertson ( Beamish Street crossing, Campsie ) to be married to Plain-clothes Constable Harry Tupman, of Newtown, on November 12.
Nancy Baber ( Cleveland Street School ) to be married to Constable Pat Smith, of Regent Street station, on November 19.
Eva Boyd ( Sydney Girls’ High School ) to be married to Constable Bill Dickson, of Darlinghurst division, in December.
Amy Millgate ( Leichhardt Public School ) to be married to First-class Constable Bruce Taylor, of Central prosecuting staff, early next year.
Main qualifications for a uniformed policewoman are: 25 years of age or over; 5ft 6in; Intermediate Certificate.
ROBERTSON William – August 2 1951 at Military Hospital Concord dearly beloved husband of Christina and loved father of Yvonne (Mrs Tupman) Robert, Eric and Vyrna (Mrs Blanch) aged 66 years
‘Keeping Community Connections Alive in aged care’ was Inspired by trail blazing female police officer Yvonne Tupman (centre).
Yvonne was the first female to don a police uniform in NSW 75 years ago.
Donna Valantis, Diversional Therapist supported Yvonne to maintain her personal interest in and connection with the police force using a person centred approach.
It was then that the community information sessions for their residential facility were implemented.
Donna thanks Burwood Police Command for their continued support of their seniors.
For more information about this program please contact DRTA office.
Thanks Donna for sharing your work with us
Yvonne at front, holding the photo.
Presbyterian Aged Care 14 September 2020 During the recent 75th Anniversary celebrations marking the end of World War 2, 99 year old Yvonne Tupman at PAC Drummoyne received a beautiful certificate and medal from the Governor General David Hurley and the Prime Minister Scott Morrison to thank her for her contribution to the war effort. Yvonne served in the Australian Women’s Army Service from 1942 to 1946 stationed at Bathurst. Thank you for your service Yvonne!
Presbyterian Aged Care is celebrating a birthday. 7 October 2020 Yvonne Tupman at PAC Drummoyne – Minnamurra just celebrated her 100th birthday. Minnamurra now has 5 centenarians living at the care home. Happy Birthday Yvonne!
2020: Yvonne TUPMAN and Assistant Commissioner Karen WEBB.
Last week, Assistant Commissioner Karen Webb APM met with Mrs Yvonne Tupman, a former NSW Police officer who recently turned 100 years old.
Assistant Commissioner Webb is the most senior serving policewoman currently within the NSW Police Force, the same police force that Mrs Tupman joined 75 years ago, in 1945.
They shared memories across many generations of policing, stories of bravery, resilience, kindness and spirit. Mrs Tupman fondly remembers her time as a police officer, recounting, ‘I enjoyed every moment. I went to the schools and taught the children about stranger danger, and also directed traffic.’
Assistant Commissioner Webb said, ‘It’s not lost on me the sacrifices and challenges that my predecessors, like Mrs Tupman endured in the past, in building the foundations for policewomen today. I am extremely honoured, along with my senior colleagues to lead the next generation of policewomen across New South Wales.’
NSW Police Force’s first policewoman Yvonne Tupman turns 100
By Geraldine Cardozo and Alana Calvert
November 25 2020 – 12:00pm
SHE MAY be the most senior serving policewoman currently in the NSW Police Force, but Assistant Commissioner Karen Webb still had some tips to pick up when she caught up with trailblazing centenarian Yvonne Tupman.
Mrs Tupman, who turned 100 last month, was one of the state’s first female police officers, donning the uniform 75 years ago in 1945.
Assistant Commissioner Webb visited the Mrs Tupman at her home for coffee and cake to congratulate her on turning 100 and to hear about the pioneering route she carved as one of the first policewomen in the state.
‘It’s not lost of me the sacrifices and challenges that my predecessors, like Mrs Tupman endured in the past, in building the foundations for policewomen today,” said Assistant Commissioner Webb, who earlier this year became the state’s first female Traffic and Highway Commander.
Born in Orange in 1920, Mrs Tupman (nee Robertson) was 25-years-old and fresh out of the army when she joined.
Along with her female colleagues, Mrs Tupman wasn’t allowed to ride in the police cars or to be involved in more serious police work.
The one duty the women were allowed to perform – directing traffic – sparked great controversy because it was thought the female officers would distract motorists and cause accidents.
She along with just two other policewomen were the first female officers in the state to be tasked with controlling traffic on Sydney’s busy streets, sometimes having to deal with drivers who were reluctant to take instruction from women in uniforms.
Other duties assigned to the first policewomen included attending schools to warn children about speaking to strangers and escorting children to court for various reasons.
“Women were never included in murder (cases), unless they took you along and you took notes (for the male officers),” she told the Central Western Daily.
Stationed first at Newtown in Sydney’s inner-west, Mrs Tupman then returned to the Central West to work at Bathurst station.
It was around this time that she met and hit it off with fellow officer, Harry Tupman. When the two were married, Mrs Tupman was forced to resign from the police force. Mr Tupman went on to become a celebrated detective.
“They didn’t want to once you got married,” she explained. “I had my daughters, that was the most important thing in my life”.
Joining the NSW Police Force in 1987, Assistant Commissioner Webb began her career at Castle Hill Police Station. She served as chair of the 100 years of Women in Policing Committee and was integral in its commemoration celebrations in 2015.
Burwood Police Area Command 4 October 2022 Today we celebrated Yvonne Tupman’s 102nd Birthday at Drummoyne Presbyterian Homes with her family. Yvonne was one of the first females to serve and wear the NSW Police Force uniform. We at Burwood Police Area Command are very proud of her and thank her for her service. A special thank you to Drummoyne Public School for making birthday cards for Yvonne.
One of NSW Police’s first women officers shares her memories of time on the force
Trailblazing female cop Yvonne Tupman joined NSW Police 75 years ago, when life on the force was very different for a woman. Despite being limited to duties such as note-taking and traffic directing, Mrs Tupman loved her time on the beat.
Yvonne Tupman, who recently turned 100 years old, was one of the first women in policing in NSW. She had to retire from the Police Force once she married. She is pictured with her daughters Lyn and Robyn. Picture: Tim Hunter
Yvonne Tupman is celebrating a double milestone — 100 years of age and 75 years since she was one of the first women to join the NSW Police.
But the work Mrs Tupman was allowed to do when she joined the force in 1945 — aged just 25 and fresh out of army service — was very different to what women today can expect.
Yvonne Tupman, who recently turned 100 years old. Picture: Tim Hunter
Mrs Tupman (front left) with nine other trailblazing women in the NSW Police Service in 1945.
For a start, women police officers were forbidden to investigate criminal cases, with their duties generally limited to traffic direction, advising children of the dangers of speaking to strangers, and “taking notes”.
“Something like covering a murder case was forbidden,” said Mrs Tupman’s daughter Robyn, who is a District Court judge.
“I remember asking mum why she joined the force. I assumed it was to cover serious trials. But she said: ‘No, we weren’t allowed’. Women police were only allowed to accompany the male officers and possibly take notes.
“They were sometimes allowed to direct traffic which, in once case, actually made the papers because of the fact that two women were able to do so without causing an accident.
“That was actually the story. The fact that one male driver remarked that they didn’t tangle the traffic.
“It’s so ridiculous it really makes you giggle.”
Mrs Tupman, aged 23, when she joined the Australian Women’s Army Service.
Despite the limit on the duties they were permitted to carry out, Mrs Tupman would begin an impressive career, starting in Newtown in Sydney’s inner west before taking up a post at Bathurst.
However, it was there she would meet her eventual husband Harry and, as was the protocol with women officers, she was forced to retire.
In a video interview she gave in 2019, Mrs Tupman recalls the sadness of having to abandon her career because she had chosen to wed.
“My mother always said that the police force gave her an enormous sense of self-esteem and I know she enjoyed it very much. Which made retiring so difficult for her,” her daughter said.
However, her brief career would have a profound effect on her daughters Robyn and Lyn, as well as on the lives of her grandchildren.
Robyn Tupman was recently honoured as a life member of the Women’s Lawyers’ Association of NSW and assists the Women Barristers Forum.
Her sister Lyn is an accomplished special needs teacher.
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Buried at: Cremated. Ashes scattered at Sydney Cricket Ground on 9 March 2022.
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
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Barry was only Stationed at Central Police Station ( 1 Division )( A District ) before he left the employ of NSWPF.
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