Adored and loving father of Christopher and Chantelle and their partners. Cherished son of Gordon (dec) and Nancye.
Dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Melinda and Brett.
Much loved uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to all he met.
Relatives and Friends of DAVID (MARK) are warmly invited to attend the Celebration of his Life at Christ Church Cathedral, Church St, Newcastle this FRIDAY 30th November 2018 commencing at 10:30am.
April 5, 2019
Jane Walkom
December 10, 2018
An amazing human being. So kind, caring and thoughtful.. we are all at a loss.
You were always so selfless and always looked out for me. You believed in me. The memories you left behind will be treasured forever.
We will miss you Dave. You will never be forgotten. A hero in your own right!!
Xx
Anne Harrison,
St Marys, New South Wales
November 26, 2018
A legend of the community. He was a wonderful man who lifted people. His attitude was very contagious. A massive supporter of our event. After meeting him, you could never forget him.
November 26, 2018
Liann Taffe,
ADAMSTOWN, New South Wales
November 24, 2018
Sad news. MRk was always cheerful and outgoing and he loved his music. His kids went to school with mine and we had some funny conversations. Sorry to hear this news. Condolences to Chantelle and Chris.
Col ColmanThank you Noel Golledge for your fine and dedicated Service to your Community, and to the New a South Wales Police Force. You really did make a difference.
Special thank you for your assistance in assisting the Police Academy in supporting the production of the Police training film In the early 1980’s ” Fatal Accident Investigation” within the Penrith District. and also arranging a training week at Penrith Police Station for Academy Trainees during a week long train strike, with the assistance of Sergeant Tom Tilbrook.
Thank you Sir for your interest in the Training of young Police. Rest in Peace.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 24 January 1958 (No.11), page 145
THE undermentioned member of the Police Force to exercise, within the Licensing District preceding his name, the authority conferred by section 63, subsection 1, of the Liquor Act, 1912 1954, from the date specified, viz.:—
Young.— Constable 1st Class Noel Godfrey Golledge, stationed at Harden, vice Senior Constable John Richard Cavanagh,— from 18th December, 1957.
There is mention that Noel wore an Army Combat Badge above his ribbons on his Police Uniform. The only possible reference I can find, at this time, is: On the WWII Roll – there is a Godfrey Noel GOLLEDGE, born 2 April 1924, who enlisted in the Army ( NX190850 (N440328)) on 7 May 1942 at Walcha, NSW and was Discharged on 7 March 1947. He nominated his NOK as Edward GOLLEDGE.
Did Noel lie about his age to join the Army? If so, he would of only have been 14 at the time.
The above Family Tree link shows that Noel Godfrey GOLLEDGE was one of 9 children to Edwin GOLLEDGE, Born & Died in Walcha, NSW. B: 1886 D: 1960 and wife Mary Isobel KEIGHTLEY Born & Died in Walcha, NSW. B: 1893 D: 1959.
GOLLEDGE, Noel Godfrey
Passed away 23rd July 2019
Husband of Teresa (dec) and Jo (dec).
Loved father and father-in-law of Ian & Aldene, Bruce & Lyn, Ross & Audrey, Janet & Glen.
Devoted Grandfather and Great grandfather.
Aged 93 years.
SMITH & RINKIN (FDA of NSW)
Accredited Funeral Directors (Bruce Smith JP Manager)
57 Murray Street Cootamundra Ph: 02 6942 1028
July 31, 2019
Treasure of a man to our society. Treasured by all who encountered him. A leader beyond his time; Noel was a gentleman and a gentle man whose kindness, devotion and love could never be surpassed. We all love you Uncle Noel and always will.
Carmel redrup (Garry), DALBY, Queensland
Published in The Northern Daily Leader on July 26, 2019
Walter Cecil Bertie BYRNE
| 09/08/2019
Walter Cecil Bertie BYRNE
AKA ?
Late of 26 York Ave, Five Dock
NSW Redfern or Penrith Police Academy Class # ? ? ?
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # ????
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Detective Sergeant
Stations: ?, Chief of CIB – Company Squad – Death
Service: From? ? 1921 – 22?to8 August 1950 = 28 years Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours
Born: ? ? 1899
Died on: Tuesday 8 August 1950
Age: 51
Cause: “possible” Heart attack
Event location: ? ( in a Police vehicle )
Event date: Tuesday 8 August 1950
Funeral date: Thursday 10 August 1950 @ 2pm
Funeral location: St Alban’s Church, Fivedock, NSW
Wake location: ?
Funeral Parlour: Charles Kinsela Pty Ltd, AFDA Est. 1830, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst
Buried at: Cremated – Rookwood Crematorium
Memorial located at: ?
Photo source: Jason Osborne
WALTER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * BUT SHOULD BE
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
SINGAPORE, July 17.- In the first District Court today Detective Walter Cecil Byrne, of the Sydney C.I.B., applied for the extradition to N.S.W. of a man who he said was wanted for trial there on a conspiracy charge.
Byrne identified George Stamford as Stanley Hammond, who last month failed to appear in a Sydney court to answer a charge of conspiracy.
The judge remarking that the case had reached “a serious stage,” withdrew bail and remanded Stamford in custody until July 22.
The accused, who answered to the name Stamford, allegedly arrived in Singapore from Australia last month as a stowaway aboard an Avro Anson plane.
He was charged as alias Stanley Hammond, with having conspired with John Maxwell Gray and Gordon Leonard between January, 1944, and June, 1945, in New South Wales, to cheat certain persons of money and valuable securities by offering them shares in John Gray and Company.
Police said in Quarter Sessions yesterday that a man charged with the theft of £230 had stolen the money to try to save the life of his three-years-old son.
Doctors had said the boy, a cancer sufferer for 12 months, had only two more months to live.
The father, Leslie Galvin, 34, textile worker, of Salisbury Road, Camperdown, admitted having stolen the money from his employers, Bradford Cotton Mills, of Camperdown.
Detective – Sergeant Walter Byrne, CIB., said he believed Galvin had used all the stolen money to pay his son’s medical expenses. The child had developed cancer a year ago. Since then he had had a serious operation and needed regular deep-ray treatment.
Mr. Jack Thorn (for Galvin) said Galvin had now started a job that paid him between £9 and £11 a week. He wanted a chance to pay back the money he had stolen.
Judge Holden released Galvin on a £50 bond to be of good behavior for three years. He ordered Galvin to repay the money to the Bradford Cotton Mills at £8 a month.
In a bare 14 months, if the truth was told, balding, thick-set Victor Claude Jupp, aged 39, gambled £4000 on trotting and dog races. Jupp is a married man with two small sons.
He lives in Campbell Street, Abbotsford. Since 1939 he was employed by Mort’s Dock, and Engineering Company at a weekly wage of £10/3/ as a paymaster of casual labor.
At the Quarter Sessions this week he pleaded guilty to having stolen £4000 from the company between November, 1948, and last January.
Detective – Sergeant Walter Byrne said Jupp confessed that he had consistently drawn from the cashier more money than was required to pay the casual laborers, and that he had gambled all the money he stole on the trots and the dogs. Jupp was not addicted to drink and had no previous convictions, the detective-sergeant added.
Solicitor Martin James Alexander Easton, who appeared in court on behalf of the company, said Jupp had signed a confession, in which he said he could make restitution of £1000 immediately. . But, Mr. Easton added, Jupp had said that the offer of restitution was not his wish – it was the wish of his mother and his wife, who would have to sell all their property to realise £1000.
The company, Mr. Easton said, would accept that offer of restitution.
Barrister Reynolds; for Jupp, said the prisoner felt it was unfair for his mother and his wife to bear so heavy a burden on his behalf.
Judge Holt remanded Jupp until Tuesday for sentence.
Detective – Sergeant Walter Cecil Bertie Byrne, 51, chief of the C.I.B. Company Squad, who died yesterday, will be buried with full police ceremonial tomorrow.
Sergeant Byrne died in a police car while on his way to his home in York Road, Five Dock.
The Officer in Charge of the C.I.B. had ordered a car for him when he said he felt ill.
Sergeant Byrne gave evidence at Quarter Sessions ( Darlinghurst ) yesterday morning.
In a tribute at Quarter Sessions later Judge Holden said he had known Sergeant Byrne for many years as a fair, truthful, and honest officer.
Detective – Sergeant Walter Byrne, chief of the Company Squad at the Criminal Investigation Branch, Sydney, died suddenly yesterday soon after giving evidence at the ( Darlinghurst ) Quarter Sessions.
He was 51.
He became ill after arriving at the C.I.B. from court, and died while being driven to Western Suburbs Hospital.
Detective-Sergeant Byrne had served 28 years in the police force in Sydney, and was an expert investigator in cases involving company law.
In the Will of WALTER CECIL BERTIE BYRNE late of Fivedock in the State of New South Wales.
Detective Sergeant of Police, deceased Application will be made after 14 days from the date of publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and Testament dated the 11th March 1947, of the above named deceased may be granted to Marjorie Elizabeth Byrne the Executrix named in the said Will and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address.
All creditors in the Estate of the deceased are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned JOHN W. BINNEY. Proctor for the Executrix. 79 Elizabeth Street Sydney.
The relatives and friends of the late Brian Patrick Harrington, also known as Harro,aged 75 years, late of Wentworth Street, Glen Innes, are respectfully informed that Brian’s graveside funeral service will take place this Tuesday, 6th August, at the Glen Innes Lawn Cemetery, commencing at 10:30 am.
In Lieu of flowers friends may wish to make a donation to Care Flight, a donation stand will be at the service.
Loving partner of Pauline,
adored father of Fiona,
cherished grandad of Kiana and Madison,
loved great grandad of Hunter,
lovingly remembered & missed by Paula, Michael, Nicola & their families,
dear brother of Reg, Jim and Terry (all deceased),
loved uncle of Vicki, Valerie, Stephen, Jenny and Martin.
Horder Family Funerals
John Alexander GRAHAM
| 09/08/2019
John Alexander GRAHAM
AKA ?
Late of Deception Bay, Qld
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 86A
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 9970
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 27 February 1961 ( aged 26 years, 6 months, 7 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 27 March 1961 ( aged 26 years, 7 months, 7 days )
Constable – appointed 27 February 1962
Constable 1st Class – appointed 27 February 1967
Senior Constable – appointed 27 February 1971
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 17 July 1977
Final Rank = Sergeant 3rd Class – Medically Discharged HOD
Stations: Central ( 1 Division – Pro Cst – 28/3/1961 – 1962 ),
There will be a private cremation for John but a Service will be held on The Esplanade, Deception Bay, Qld on Tuesday 20 August 2019 @ 11am followed by a gathering of family and friends.
Prior to joining the NSWPF, John was a Labourer for 12 months, a Truck Driver for 3 years and a Farmer for 5 years.
He was 6′ 2.5″ tall, 14 stone, blue eyes, brown hair with a medium complexion.
He was married on the 26 November 1966
He failed his first attempt at Cst 1/c exam but passed on 22 Sept. 1964.
He failed his first two attempts ( 1969 & 1970 ) at Sgt 3/c exams but passed on 16 May 1974.
He completed his Solo Cycle course on 10 May 1961
He completed his Cycle Outfit course on 27 November 1961
He completed his GD utility and light truck course on 30 January 1964
He completed his High Powered Solo course on 21 January 1965
He completed his High Speed ( Manual Transmission ) course on 7 November 1966
Issued General Licence to Navigate a Registrable Vessel ( 1970 )
Completed Radar Operators Training Course
75.25% marks obtained at completion of Training Class 86A
Completed 3 day course in Civil Defence – 1961
On 3 November 1961 could do 20 wpm on the type writer
Completed 3 day course in Civil Defence – 2 – 4 November 1964
Completed Sergeants Course # 3 of Class 4/1979
Jack Kenneth Thomas BRACKEN
| 09/08/2019
Jack Kenneth Thomas BRACKEN
AKA ?
Late of Cessnock Formerly of Kurri Kurri and The Central Coast
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern Class # ? ?
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 9005
Uniform # 1546
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 3 March 1958
Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 March 1964 ( Seniority date = 3 June 1964 )
Senior Constable – appointed 1 July 1968
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 29 March 1974
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Sergeant 2nd Class
Stations: ?, Regent St ( 2 Division late 60s early 70s ), City Markets Police Station, Parramatta ( 18 Division ),
Service: From? ? pre March 1958?to? ? ? = ? years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted22 August 1980 ( Sgt 3/C )
Born: Saturday 4 March 1944
Died on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Age: 85
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Monday 5 August 2019 @ 11am
Funeral location: St Patricks Church, Wine Country Rd, Nulkaba, NSW
Wake location: ?
Funeral Parlour: C. R. SMYTH & SON, 4990 1425
Buried at: ?
Memorial located at: ?
JACK 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.
Late of Cessnock Formerly of Kurri Kurri and The Central Coast
Beloved husband of YVONNE.
A loved father, Step father, father-in-law, grandfather and great grandfather.
Family and Friends of JACK are warmly invited to attend his Funeral Service in the Chapel of St. Patrick’s of Nulkaba this MONDAY, 05.08.2019 at 11:00am.
For the purposes of this website ‘Q‘ represents those Police joining between 1 March 1862 ( commencement of NSWPF ) – 23 February 1915 ( Commencement of NSWPF current numbering system )
Rank: Probationary Constable – 12 November 1900
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Sergeant – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Senior Sergeant
Stations: Burwood? ( 1902 ), Sydney Water Police ( 1903 ), Tamworth Foot Patrol ( ? – September 1913 ), Sydney Water Police ( Cst 1/c, September 1913 – 1928 – Death )
Service: From? pre 12 November 1900 ?to24 May 1928 = 27+ years Service
Awards: was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide at Watsons Bay on the 31 August 1923, as was Constable George F. DAY & Constable George MILES, from the Royal Humane Society of NSW
Posthumously commended by the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. in August 1928 for his rescue efforts
Born: ? ? 1875, Victoria, Au
Died on: Thursday 24 May 1928 at 4.40am
Age: 53
Cause: Pernicious Anemia ( lack of vitamin B12 needed to produce red blood cells )
Event location: Sydney Hospital
Event date: pre 12 December 1927 – 25 May 1928 ongoing illness
Funeral date: Friday 25 May 1928 @ 1pm
Funeral location: Wood, Coffill Funerals, George St, Sydney
Wake location: ?
Funeral Parlour: Wood, Coffill Funerals, George St, Sydney
Buried at: UNMARKED GRAVE: C of E, Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW
Grave location: Anglican Sect 3, grave 478
Karen OZDEN. William SHAKESPEARE Unmarked grave
Memorial located at: ?
WILLIAM is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
Sydney Water Police after the 1927 Tahiti Disaster on Sydney Harbour. Waiting to be claimed. Some of the sad relics of the calamity – passengers belonging – salved by the Water Police and now waiting identification at the Water Police Court.
Sydney Water Police 1900
Sydney Water Police with the Cambria – 1930
William Shakespeare Water Police Constable Sydney May 1st, 1912 Dear Sir, We the undersigned non-coms, and comrades of the Sydney Water Police, take this opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the many excellent qualities as a man and a comrade which has characterised you during the Ten Years you have been among us as a Constable, and Skipper, of the Argus. We trust a bright and prosperous time will be yours in your new position and health and long life will crown a career of usefulness. Signed: by 29 people.
Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 – 1930),
Saturday 26 May 1928, page 4
LATE SGT. SHAKESPEARE
Representative Funeral
The funeral of the late Sergeant William Shakespeare was attended by 100 members of the Police Force, who walked behind the hearse to the Regent Street mortuary station.
The Police Band played the ” March Funebre, ” and the cortege passed through large crowds. The Commissioner of Police ( Mr. James Mitchell ) was represented by Inspector Irving.
Sydney’s worst maritime disaster occurred out of the blue on a sunny spring day in 1927. As well as the tragic loss of life, the accident is memorable for acts of heroism.
On the afternoon of Thursday 3 November 1927, commuters hurried to board the Greycliffe, a ferry operating between Circular Quay and Watsons Bay. It was known as the ‘school boat’, because so many children caught it home from schools in the city. It was a beautiful day to be on the harbour: the water was calm, the sun shone and visibility was good.
An inexplicable accident
Around 4.15pm the ferry left the quay on its usual route, stopping at Garden Island to pick up dockworkers. As it left Garden Island, the RMS Tahiti, a mail steamer carrying around 300 passengers bound for New Zealand, approached it from behind. The Tahiti with its steel bow was roughly three times the size of the wooden Greycliffe, and was moving very quickly: witnesses estimated that the ship was travelling at around 12 knots instead of the permitted 8. The smaller boat made an inexplicable turn into the Tahiti’s path. The Tahitisounded its horn and immediately cut its speed, but it was too late – the ship couldn’t stop. Passengers and crew had little time to react as the steamship hit the ferry, cleaving it in two.
Some passengers were thrown into the water by the impact, while others dived overboard. Some unlucky victims were trapped in the wreckage, including many who were sitting in the men’s and women’s saloons. The ferry’s hull sank rapidly, sucking nearby survivors underwater, with only the strongest swimmers able to reach the surface again. Other boats sped to the scene, their occupants pulling people from the water and launching lifeboats in a frantic search for survivors.
Tales of loss and survival
The NSW Water Police launch Cambriawas on a routine patrol near the accident and its officers sprang into action, speeding towards the stricken ferry. Its skipper was the notably named 53-year-old Sergeant William Shakespeare, who had joined the police in 1900 and had already performed many daring rescues. The officers tore off their boots and entered the water, assisting in the rescue of 11 people. The survivors were taken to Bennelong Point for medical assessment and to be reunited with their loved ones.
Forty people, ranging in age from toddlers to senior citizens, lost their lives in the worst maritime disaster Sydney Harbour has witnessed. Dramatic and terrifying stories emerged. Schoolgirl Gene Wise recalled opening her eyes underwater to see the Tahiti’s propeller heading straight for her, but she managed to swim out of its path. Rescuers witnessed terrible scenes, including the discovery of Mary Corby, who drowned along with her six-year-old daughter Noreen, found dead in her mother’s arms. The sad task of searching for the dead began the next day, with two divers sent down to the wreck of the ferry to collect the bodies of those trapped in the debris. The victims’ belongings were also collected and sent to the Phillip Street police station, now part of the Justice & Police Museum. Families and friends of the missing had the devastating task of identifying personal items retrieved from the harbour to assist the police in their investigations.
Sergeant Shakespeare
Three inquiries were held, including a coronial inquest held in part at the Water Police Court (now part of the Justice & Police Museum). The inquest identified a range of factors that had contributed to the accident, including the Tahiti’s speed and the peculiar design of the Greycliffe’s wheelhouse, which created a blind spot that may have obscured the captain’s view of the approaching Tahiti.
During the inquest, relatives of the dead expressed their gratitude towards Sergeant Shakespeare for his bravery and kindness. Six months after the Greycliffe tragedy, Shakespeare himself was gravely ill with pernicious anaemia. When it was announced that he needed blood transfusions, almost every man at the Water Police Station gave blood in an attempt to save his life. Sadly, Shakespeare died soon after, on 24 May 1928. He was posthumously commended for his bravery during the Greyclifferescue operation.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954),
Friday 25 May 1928, page 17
SERGEANT SHAKESPEARE.
William Shakespeare, sergeant first-class of the Water Police, died in Sydney Hospital at 4.40 a.m. yesterday of pernicious anaemia; Four blood transfusions had been made in an unsuccessful effort to save his life. Two of his comrades in the force, Constables Milne and Bowers, and his son, William Shakespeare, Junior, gave their blood for this purpose.
Sergeant Shakespeare joined the police force in 1900.
SHAKESPEARE.- On May 24, 1928, at Sydney, Senior Sergeant William Shakespeare, of the Water Police, Sydney, and beloved only brother of Mrs. C. W. Williams, Hawthorn Avenue, New Town, In his 53rd year.
The estate of the late Water-Police Sergeant William Shakespeare has been valued for probate purposes at £1134. Letters of administration were granted to the Public Trustee.
On Escort Duty Sergeant William Shakespeare, of the New South Wales Police Department, arrived from Sydney on escort duty by the s.s. Westralia yesterday. A Hobart prisoner, now on remand, is to be taken to Sydney to answer a charge of fraud.
Constable Ross, of Burren Junction, takes the place of Constable Smith at Tamworth, the latter having recently been transferred.
Constable Tindall, who comes from Wollongong, has been definitely appointed to Tamworth to fill the vacancy of Constable Shakespeare, who some weeks ago left for Sydney to rejoin the water police force.
First class Constable Shakespear has received notice of his transfer from the Tamworth foot police to the position which he once occupied on the Water police. During Constable Shakespear’s sojourn in Tamworth he has proved an efficient and zealous officer.
My dad. Wish I had updated photos on my telephone but I don’t.
My dad had three jobs to put us six kids through private school.
Police officers were not allowed to have a second job in the old days. Still, Dad drove trucks and laid cement on the side.
With three jobs he still always seemed to have the time to take us to our horse shows, picnics on the beach and just being there, being a dad in general to us.
Miss my dad every day. Happy Father’s Day Dad.
September 1955: Eileen Patrician WILSON, a Constable with the School Lecturing Section at Darlinghurst married Cecil Alfred Shaw, a Constable and member of 22 Division, Liverpool.
They married at St. Patricks Catholic Church, Parramatta.
( Source: Liverpool Police History – 1788 – 2016 )
