James Patrick Arthur ROBB

aka  Jim

New South Wales Police Force

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Rank: Probationary Constable – 19 January 1948

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 26 January 1965

Sergeant 2nd Class – 1 December 1976

Sergeant 2nd Class – Retired

Stations:  ?, Vice Squad 1963, C.I.B. – Retirement

Service:  From  ? pre 19 January 1948  to  13 September 1979 = 31 years Service

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World War II

Royal Australian Navy

Regiment:  ?

Enlisted:  27 February 1941

Service #  S5194

Rank:  Able Seaman

Embarkation:  ?

Next of kin:  Arthur ROBB

Religion:  ?

Single / Married:  ?

Returned to Australia:  ?

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Awards:  ? – Not found on Itsanhonour

Born:  14 September 1919 in Warminster, England

Died on:  Tuesday  5 January 2016

Cause:  ?

Age:  96

Funeral date:  Monday  11 January 2016 @1.30pm

Funeral location:  St Patricks Catholic Church, 72 Skinner Street, SOUTH GRAFTON

Buried at:  Clarence Lawn Cemetery

 Memorial at:  ?

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ROBB, James Patrick Arthur (Jim)

Late of South Grafton,

passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on 5th January, 2016, aged 96 years.

Much loved husband of Doreen, cherished father and father-in-law of Diane, Christine & Les Hayes, Robert & Nicole, treasured granddad of Jodie & Jason, Kellie & Mark, James, greatgranddad of Matilda, Mckenzie, Lachlan, Elisa, Stevie and Charlie, loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Jim’s funeral service to be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Skinner Street, South Grafton, on MONDAY (11th January, 2016), prayers commencing at 1.30 pm.

The funeral will then proceed to the Clarence Lawn Cemetery.

Ex-service men and women are warmly welcome to attend.

Sharon Ross

CLARENCE VALLEY FUNERALS

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1941 NAVAL Record

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 Roderick Ventry LEWIS

aka  Ventry

 late of Warregah Island on the Clarence River, NSW

New South Wales Police Force

Academy Class 129 of 1971

Regd. #  15063 –

can’t find in 1979 Stud Book.
May have left ” the job ” prior to 1979

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

Probationary Constable – appointed 13 December 1971

Constable – appointed 13 December 1972

Final Rank:  ?

Stations:  ?, Manly & Mona Vale ( 14 Division ) on GD’s & STP / HWP.

Service:  From Pre 13 December 1971  to  ? ? 1976 – 1977 ( Resigned and went back to the family Sugar Cane business )

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

Born:  Thursday  2 October 1952

Died on:  Friday  1 January 2016 at MacLean Hospital, NSW

Cause:  Cancer ( Type ? )

Age:   63 years, 2 months, old

Funeral date:  Saturday  9 January 2016 @ 10am

Funeral location:  Maclean High School, Woombah St

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  ?

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Ventry is survived by his wife Donna and two daughters Julia and Loretta.

May you forever Rest In Peace.

At the time of his death, Ventry was a cane farmer living on Warregah Island on the Clarence River near Maclean in Northern NSW.

LEWIS, (Roderick) Ventry

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Companies fined $92k for pollution

by Rodney Stevens
15th Apr 2011 2:00 AM

THE pollution of Ashby’s Sandy Creek with 690,000 litres of waste water from the Harwood Sugar Mill in 2009 has proven costly for three companies operating in the Lower Clarence as fines of more than $92,000 were handed down at the Maclean Court House on Tuesday.

Magistrate David Heilpern imposed the fines on the NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative, Lewis Brothers (Chatsworth) Pty Ltd and BD and MC Lewis Pty Ltd after they pleaded guilty to charges including polluting waters and transporting waste to an unlawful facility.

Between November 27 and December 8, Lewis Brothers transported the waste water – which contained dirt, sugarcane fibre and sugarcane juice – to Wilcocks Quarry on Tullymorgan Rd at Ashby.

As instructed by Stephen King from Harwood mill, the water was spread over a grassed area at the quarry.

From there the water ran into Sandy Creek and deoxygenated the water – confirmed in readings taken by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.

An affidavit from Ventry Lewis of Lewis Brothers stated he spoke with Mr King, who said he had spoken with the EPA about renewing a licence for disposal and he felt because the water was non-toxic a licence wasn’t needed.

In his written judgment, Mr Heilpern stated: “It was incumbent upon all corporate citizens to keep up to date with modern pollution prevention regulations.”

The NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative has two prior convictions for similar offences.

In 1991 the co-operative was fined $60,000 for two breaches of the Clean Waters Act, and in 1995 the mill was fined $37,500 for a similar offence at its Condong mill.

Betty Margaret NIXON ( nee McNEIL / MacNEIL ) – wife of Ross & mother of Christine

( late of Allambie Hts & Brookvale )

New South Wales Police Force

Rank:  Wife / Mother

Stations:  ?

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ? – Nil National

Born:  5 August 1924

Died on:  Tuesday  29 December 2015

Cause:  Dementia

Age:  91

Funeral date:  Wednesday  6 January 2016 @ 12noon

Funeral location:  South Chapel of Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Rd, North Ryde ( by request – NO flowers )

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  ?

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Betty survived the Depression, served in the Australian Army Nursing Service 1945, was *Allambie Heights Brown Owl for 21 years, and secretary and member of the Methodist-Uniting Church Allambie Heights for 40 years. Betty worked for many years at Coles and Avon. She gave great support to her family, friends and the community and is greatly missed.

Betty like many others never deserved to be struck down by the incurable disease of dementia. The Nixon family pay special tribute to Alexander Nursing Home Brookvale for their outstanding care of Betty over the last 4 years.

Deeply missed, may Betty rest in peace.

A Celebration of Betty’s Life will be held in the South Chapel of Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Rd, North Ryde on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 12pm.

No flowers by request.

 Lola RHODES – wife of Retired Chief Superintendent Keith RHODES

New South Wales Police Force

Rank:  Police Wife

Stations:  ?

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ? – Nil National

Born:  ?

Died on:  Monday  14 December 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  ?

Funeral date:  Thursday  24 December 2015

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  Buried

 Memorial at:  ?

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May Lola forever Rest In Peace.

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Saurabh BIST 

aka  Sam

Victoria Police Force

Regd. # PSO 100841

Rank:  Protective Services Officer ( P.S.O. )

Stations:  ?, Transit Safety Division

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ? – nil National

Born:  ?

Died on:  ?

Cause:  ?

Age:  ?

Funeral date:  ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  ?

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BIST. Saurabh. (Sam)

PSO 1 00841

The Chief Commissioner, Officers and Employees of the the Victoria Police Force regret the passing of their colleague and offer their deepest sympathy to his family.

Obituaries

Published in Herald Sun on 09/12/2015

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IST. Saurabh (Sam).

With deep sadness we say goodbye to our friend and colleague Sam, who will be greatly missed.

Your dedication to your young family and commitment as a Protective Services Officer is a loss that will be felt deeply for many years to come.

All staff and members of the Transit Safety Division wish to extend their heartfelt sympathies to Violetta, Alexander and Maximas.

Obituaries

Published in Herald Sun on 09/12/2015

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BIST. Saurabh (Sam).

The President, Executive and Members of The Police Association mourn the passing of Protective Services Officer Bist and extend their deepest sympathy to his family.

At Rest

Obituaries

Published in Herald Sun on 09/12/2015

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George Andrew BARTON 

( late of St Arnaud )

Victoria Police Force

Regd. # ?

Rank:  Sergeant – Retired

Stations:  ?

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  National Medal – granted 1 September 1982

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 1 May 1985

Born:  ?

Died on:  Saturday  12 December 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  83

Funeral date:  Wednesday  16 December 2015 @ 1pm

Funeral location:  J. J. Kell & Son Chapel (cnr Napier and Mill Sts) St Arnaud, Victoria

Buried at:  St Arnaud Lawn Cemetery

 Memorial at:  ?

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BARTON. George Andrew. Ret. Vic. Police Sgt. Sadly passed away peacefully at St Arnaud on Dec. 12, 2015, aged 83 years. Loved Dad of Jan and George, father-in-law of Dennis and Janice. Grand father of Sarah, Andrew and Nicci, Adam, Jacqui, Lachlan and Great Grandfather to Flynn and Ellie. Son of the late George and Esther and dearly loved brother of Esther Mensforth, Laura Steer, Thelma Button and William (Bill). You will be sadly missed

Obituaries

Published in Herald Sun on 15/12/2015

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Bernard John Benedict JOPSON 

late of Horsley

aka  Bernie

NSW Penrith Police Academy Class “possibly” 10

New South Wales Police Force

[alert_yellow]Regd. # 7164[/alert_yellow]

Rank:  Probationary Constable – 21 January 1952

Senior Constable – appointed 1 July 1963

Detective Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed

Sergeant 2nd Class – 1 February 1978

Stations:  ?, Narrandera ( Riverina ) – 1970’s ( Det Sgt ), Maroubra – retirement

Service:  From  ? ? pre January 1952  to  9 July 1988 = 36 years

Awards:  Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct – Detective Sgt 3rd Class – granted 26 June 1973 – preventing a suicide

Commissioners Award for Bravery

Born:  Thursday  5 December 1929

Died on:  Wednesday  23 December 2015

Cause:  Cerebral bleed

Age:  86

Funeral date:  Wednesday  30 December 2015 @ 11.30am

Funeral location:  The Autumn Chapel, Wollongong City Funerals, 48 Baan Baan Street, Dapto

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  ?

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Bernard – May you forever Rest In Peace

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William Claude LOWE 

( late of Beaumont Hills )

aka  Billy

New South Wales Police Force

Academy Class 124 of 1970

Regd. # 14279

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 14 September 1970 ( aged 29 years, 2 months, 8 days )

Constable 1st Class – appointed 14 September 1975

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 3 May 1986

Final Rank:  ?

Stations:  ?, Fairfield ( 34 Division ), Burwood ( 9 Division ), Castle Hill, Windsor, Wetherill Park – retirement

Service:  From  ? pre 14 September 1970  to  10 August 1996 = 26 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 15 November 1982

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 7 October 1991

Born:  Sunday  6 July 1941

Died on:  Tuesday  29 December 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  74 years, 5 months, 23 days

Funeral date:  Wednesday  6 January 2016 @ 10am

Funeral location:  Garden Chapel, Castlebrook Memorial Park, Windsor Road, ROUSE HILL

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  ?

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You were a nice bloke Billy.  May you forever Rest In Peace.

Kerryn RUFUS – wife to former

SenCon Matt Rufus & daughter to Ian Lovell –

Newcastle Retired Police Association

New South Wales Police Force

Rank:  Wife / daughter

Stations:  ?

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ?

Born:  ?

Died on:  Monday  28 December 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  ?

Funeral date:  ?TBA

Funeral location:  ?TBA by Fry Bros Funeral Directors, Maitland  4933 6155

Buried at:  ?TBA

 Memorial at:  ?

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John Allan GARTH 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 7738

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on ? ? ? with Class # 055

Probationary Constable – appointed 3 May 1954 ( aged 21 years, 11 months, 10 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 3 May 1965

Final Rank:  Senior Constable?

? – Couldn’t find him in the 1975 nor 1979 ‘ Stud Book ‘ from SenCon & higher.  May have left ‘the job’ prior to 1975.

The rest of his Class appeared to obtain Sgt 2/c in May 1977

Stations:  ?, Darlinghurst Detectives ( 1960’s ), ?

Service:  From  ? ? Pre May 1954  to  ? ? ? = ? years Service

Awards:  ? – nil at Honours

Born:  Monday  23 May 1932

Died on:  Sunday  27 December 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  83 years, 7 months, 4 days

Funeral date:  Tuesday  5 January 2016 @ 11.30am

Funeral location:  the West Chapel, Woronora Crematorium, 121 Linden Street, SUTHERLAND

Buried at:  Cremated

ASHES:  Woronora Memorial Park, Linden St, Sutherland, NSW.

Wall of memories, Panel 26, GG #124

 Memorial at:  ?

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May you forever Rest In Peace John

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is know about this man.

Photos and further information would be appreciated.

Cal

I knew John Allen Garth during the period between 1982 to 1993. When I met him he worked at CIG as the National Security Manager. He had already left the force for some time. He mentioned he was in charge of  Wollarah. His close friend and one time partner was Allen Whittaker. Allen passed away 2 yrs later than John. John was a very interesting character with a sharp intellect and a hawk eye for detail. I’m richer by far for having known him.

Anne Sparks via email to AusPol on 11 Oct 2021.