Wake location: Diamond Room, Maitland City Bowling Club
Wake date: Tuesday 18 October 2022
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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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Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: Cremated. Ashes scattered at Sydney Cricket Ground on 9 March 2022.
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
BARRY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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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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NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 111
( Last Class to be issued with the unreliable Webley Scott semi auto pistol )
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 12607
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 15 May 1967 ( aged 22 years, 10 months, 6 days )( previously employed as a Draftsman
Probationary Constable- appointed 26 June 1967 ( aged 22 years, 11 months, 17 days )
Constable – appointed 26 June 1968
Constable 1st Class – appointed 26 June 1972
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )
Senior Constable – appointed 26 June 1976
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 January 1983
Final Rank: = Sergeant 3rd Class
Stations: Petersham GDs ( 11 Division )( 26 June 1967 – Aug 1969 ), Marrickville GDs ( 11 Division )( Aug 1969 -Aug 1970 ), Four Wheels Motor Vehicle section ( 20 Division )( Aug 1970 – Feb 1972 ), Liverpool GDs ( 22 Division )( Feb 1972 – June 1973 ), Green Valley GDs( 22 Division )( June 1973 – Jan 1976 ), Liverpool – Licencing ( 22 Division )( Jan 1976 – Feb 1978 ), Bankstown – Licencing ( 19 Division )( Feb 1978 – April 1979 ), Liverpool – Licencing ( 22 Division )( April 1979 – Aug 1982 ), Office of the Superintendent of Licencing ( Relieving )( Aug 1982 – ? ), Cabramatta ( O.I.C. Intelligence Unit )( 10 July 1999 ) – Optional Retirement
Source: Liverpool Police History by Joe Stanioch
Believed he may have also worked at Macquarie Fields ( 35 Division ) and Merrylands Licencing ( 26 Division )
During 1982 he had successfully completed the ‘Supervision Certificate Course’ at Liverpool Technical College
Service: From 15 May 1967to 10 July 1999 = 32 years, 1 month, 25 days Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 55 years, 0 months, 1 day
Time in Retirement from Police: 23 years, 3 months, 3 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 9 August 1983 ( Sgt 3/c )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 16 June 1993 ( Sgt 3/c )
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Funeral Parlour: ?TBA
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
MONTY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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A quote I have found in relation to Monty: “At the end of 1998, Sergeant MONTEFIORE, the Intell Sergeant at Cabramatta retired. This man left a huge void, in what was, one of the great Intell Offices in the NSW Police Service, with National and International contacts. It was a show piece of Crime Intelligence. Information required by Police was instantly available as was the names, addresses, photo’s associates etc of every known gang member in the area, particularly the highly dangerous and ruthless 5T. The Intell office was a remarkable area”
6 NOVEMBER 2004
RETURN TO CABRAMATTA POLICE REUNION – 6 NOVEMBER 2004
RETURN TO CABRAMATTA POLICE REUNION. BRETT POULTNEY, ERROL MONTEFIORE 6 NOVEMBER 2004
RETURN TO CABRAMATTA POLICE REUNION. (L-R) ERROL MONTEFIORE, STEVE HEMMINGS, JOHN OUGHTON. 6 NOVEMBER 2004
April 2021: Group of former Liverpool Police Officers, who worked at Green Valley, in the 1970s – 1980s with the late Frederick K. WHITTON, gathered after his funeral. Standing L – R: Neville BATES ( Publican of the Green Valley Hotel ) Errol MONTEFIORE, Colin CAMERON, Michael REES, Roger FORD, Stephen REEVES, Charlie TURTON, Melvyn CLEWS ( Mel CLEWS ). Seated is Trevor BEAUMONT
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Funeral Parlour: Lester & Sons Funeral Directors, 359 Wantigong St, North Albury, NSW
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
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SYDNEY: A man who hired out an allegedly unseaworthy boat to five men, two of whom drowned when it sank in 1982, has been charged over the incident.
Mr Rodney Ernest Frank Steventon, of Burwood, in Sydney, has been summonsed to appear in the St James Court of Petty Sessions on September 24.
At Glebe Coroner’s Court on Friday, an inquest into the deaths of the two men heard that Mr Steventon had been summonsed on a charge alleging that on or about July 24, 1982, he had sent the vessel Fortuna out in an unseaworthy condition, endangering the lives of the master and crew.
Coroner Margaret Sleeman found that the master, Mr Angikasi Tine, and engineer, Mr Souhial Shami, had drowned on September 9, 1982, when the Fortuna turned over and sank east of Port Stephens, north of Newcastle.
Sergeant Hilary Hansen of the water police said that the 15-metre diesel steel fishing boat had been owned by the Mutual Acceptance Corporation and leased by Mr Steventon.
The boat’s crank case had broken down a day after leaving Sydney for Fiji on July 24, 1982, and the vessel had been towed into Port Stephens.
It had set off for Fiji again on September 7, but had sunk in rough seas early on September 9.
A distress signal had been sent by the master and the engineer, but only the three other crew members had made it to a life raft, to be picked up by a Japanese freighter several hours later.
Sergeant Hansen said that the report of the Marine Operations Division included recommendations on shortcomings of the boat’s life raft, instability in the vessel and lack of survey certificates.
It had been suggested in the report that the matter be referred to a Court of Marine Inquiry.
THE Papal Blessing was bestowed upon the marriage of Patricia Marie Cleary and Hilary Joseph Hansen, both of Vaucluse, which was solemnised recently at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Watson’s Bay.
Rev. Father . D. Hannan, P.P., officiated and the Nuptial Mass was celebrated by Rev. Dr. C. Duffy, who also read the Papal Blessing.
The bride, who is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cleary, of Vaucluse, was attended by Patricia White and the groom’s cousin, Brenda Maher, as brides maids, and her nieces, Diana and Carol Doran, as junior bridesmaids.
The groom, who is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hansen, of Narooma, was attended by his brother Mark, and Michael Duffy.
Reception for 70 guests was held at the Woollahra Golf House.
The honeymoon was spent at Narooma, where the groom spent his youth. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen have made their home at Strathfield.
Patricia Cleary, of Vaucluse, was married yesterday at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Watsons Bay, to Hilary Hansen, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Hansen, of Narooma.
The bride, who is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cleary, of Vaucluse. wore a gown of French chantilly lace.
FAMILY party was recently held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cleary, Vaucluse, in honor of the engagement of their younger daughter, Patricia, to Hilary Hansen, of Vaucluse, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hansen, of Narooma.
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Relation in ‘the job’: Father to Shane VALENTINE, NSWPF # 43749
“possible” relation in ‘the job’: ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 146 & 148A
NSW Police Cadet # 3085
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 17098
Uniform # 3085 ( recorded as his Cadet # also )
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 8 July 1974 ( aged 17 years, 11 months, 4 days ) until ( according to his Service Card ) 16 June 1975
Junior Trainee – 17 June 1975 ( aged 18 years, 10 months, 13 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 25 August 1975 (aged 19 years, 0 months, 21 days ) ( 21 days overdue. May have failed an exam or had a physical issue )
Constable – appointed 25 August 1976
Constable 1st Class – appointed 25 August 1980
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )
Senior Constable – appointed 25 August 1984
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank: = Sergeant ?/Class
Stations: Cadet = Fingerprint Section ( 20 Division ), Merrylands ( 26 Division )( 10 Feb 1975 – ), ProCst = Liverpool GDs & Rescue Squad ( 25 Aug 1975 – Oct 1985 )( 22 Division )( ProCst – SenCon ), Liverpool & Green Valley ( Part Time Rescue Squad ( 9 March 1979 – )), Green Valley ( 22 Division ), Campbelltown ( 35 Division ) – Retirement
Service: From 8 July 1974to15 March 2012 = 37 years, 8 months, 7 days Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 55 years, 7 months, 11 days
Time in Retirement from Police: = 10 years, 6 months, 26 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 17 March 1992 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 10 August 2000 ( Sgt )
Born: Saturday 4 August 1956 in Manchester, England
Died on: Tuesday 11 October 2022 during the evening
Age: 66 years, 2 months, 7 days
Organ Donor: Y / N / ?
Cause: Cancer ( type = ? )
Event location: ?
Event date: Diagnosed a little over two months previous to his passing and commenced Chemo around the same time.
Wake location: Gledswood Homestead, 900 Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field, NSW
Wake date: Tuesday 18 October 2022 after the funeral service
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He was part of Secondary Training Class 148A and gained a mark of 355 = 88.75%
He attended lectures on the “Techniques of Aerial Observation” at the Police Rescue Squad ( most probably at Marrickville Rescue HQ ) ON 9th & 30th August 1978. Also attended the Police Disaster and Rescue Branch training course of 1978 / 1979.
He successfully completed the Constable 1st Class course, # 22, from 10 October 1983 – 4 November 1983 inclusive.
On the 16 August 2012, a “combined” ” Send Off ” was held for Steve VALENTINE, Paul HURNEY & Peter NORTON at Wests Leagues Club, Pembroke Rd, Leumeah.
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Funeral Parlour: H Parsons, Princes Hwy, Dapto, NSW
Buried at: ?
29 June 1957
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
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Passed away peacefully on Thursday 15th of September, 2022. Beloved wife of the late John. Dearly loved mother of Paul and Fiona, Peter. Much loved Gran of Laura and Adam, Nathan and Jasmine. Adored Great grandmother to John, Zara, Lucy. Loved sister of Alan. Denise will be sadly missed by her loving family and many dear friends
Aged 86 Years Together with John again She will always be in our hearts
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Denise’s funeral service to be held at H Parsons Funeral Home, 4 Princes Highway, Dapto on Friday 23rdof September 2022 at 2pm.
On behalf of Elaine Mayberry and family, our thoughts are with Denise’s family. Denise was a very good friend of Elaine. They played tennis together. Denise would always stop for a chat with Mum when we lived in Marshall Street, Dapto in the 60s. I remember Denise walking with her pram and if she saw us playing in the yard she would call out and wave and we would run through the Dolan’s back yard to Elizabeth Street to say hello.RIP Denise.
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Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2022 )
BILL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001),
Friday 13 February 1987 (No.33), page 716
NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE
Commissioned Officer Appointments
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the undermentioned Commissioned Officer appointments, effective from the dates indicated:
Detective Inspector, Officer-in-Charge, Motor Squad, Criminal Investigation Branch – Detective Sergeant First-class William Leslie McDonnell, date of entry on duty.
It is believed that this is the same Billy McDONNELL who won the middleweight boxing championship of Australia – twice ( 1955 & 1957 ).
His brother, Don McDONNELL, boxed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
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Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001),
Friday 23 March 1973 (No.37), page 985
IN the matter of the estates of the undermentioned deceased persons, and pursuant to the Wills, Probate and Administration Act, 1898-1954; the Public Trustee Act, 1913-1960; Testator’s Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act, 1916-1954; and Trustee Act, 1925-1942; the Public Trustee hereby gives notice that creditors and others having any claim against or to the estate of any of the undermentioned deceased persons, who died on or about the respective dates hereunder mentioned, and representation of whose estates was obtained by the Public Trustee in the manner and upon the dates hereunder mentioned, are required to send particulars of their claims to the said Public Trustee at 19 O’Connell Street, Sydney, on or before the 30th day of May, 1973, at the expiration of which time the said Public Trustee will distribute the assets of the respective deceased persons to the respective persons entitled, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice.
Eli Hanson, late of Harbord, N.S.W., retired police inspector, died 4th January, 1973; probate of the will dated 25th July, 1969, was granted on 19th March, 1973.
Knew Clarie PIRIE well when I was at Cowra and Clarie was LUK at Young, I was transferred on the PSB at Lithgow and Clarie was transferred to Capertee so I used to see a lot him as the Highway Patrol done daily runs to Capertee.
I took the phone call at Lithgow from a chap from Cullen Bullen to say Clarie had been shot, then drove Insp. Eli Hanson and Det S/Cst Jimmy Foster to the Scene at Jew’s Creek.
Never will forget that day.
His Youngest son John was a Police Support Officer and KAC Manager at Orange.
( Eli HANSON, NSWPF # 2207, Retired in 1962 and died in January 1973 ( aged 71 years, 0 months, 2 days ) )
APPOINTMENTS
Premier’s Department
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the following appointments, to take effect from the 21st June, 1959:—
Hartley. — Inspector 3rd Class Eli Hanson, stationed at Lithgow, vice Inspector 3rd Class S. Lyndon, retired, — from 7th May, 1959.
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