David ODONOHUE
David ODONOHUE
Australian Federal Police
Senior Constable
Died: 23 November 2013
Brain tumour
Further information sought re this man.
Gordon HENDERSON
Gordon HENDERSON
New South Wales Police Force – Retired
Sergeant
Gabriel CONDON
Gabriel CONDON
aka Gabe
New South Wales Police Force – Retired
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 7238[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 31 March 1952
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 December 1978
Inspector – retired
Stations: Wollongong early – mid 1970’s
Service: From pre 31 March 1952 to ??? = ? years Service
Awards: No find on It’s an Honour
National Police Service Medal – presented to his wife, Patricia ( Pat ), at Lake Illawarra Police Station on Thursday 8 September 2016.
Born: 25 January 1933
Died: 17 March 2007 at home – Kiama
Cause: Illness – Parkinsons Disease
Age: 74
Funeral date: 22 March 2007 @ 1pm
Funeral location: Stan Crapp Funeral Home, Manning & Farmer Streets, Kiama, NSW
Buried at: Wollongong Memorial Gardens, Berkeley Rd, Berkeley, NSW
CONDON, Gabriel March 17, 2007 peacefully at home of Kiama Downs, formerly of Dapto. Dearly beloved husband of Pat (nee Chapman), loved father and father-in-law of Graham, Gary and Marie, Andrew and Jacqui, beloved grandfather of his grandchildren.
Aged 74 Yrs.
A quiet achiever, in all his endeavours, performed above and beyond the call of duty.
Gabe’s funeral service will be held in The Chapel, Stan Crapp Funeral Home, Cnr Manning & Farmer Streets, Kiama on Thursday March 22, 2007 at 1pm.
In lieu of flowers donations are invited to Kiama Lions Club. A collection box will be provided.
Illawarra Mercury, Tuesday March 20, 2007
Gab was an Inspector at Wollongong many, many years ago and, in his later part of life, was suffering from Parkinsons Disease.
I spoke with Gab about 8 months ago, on the phone, and he was extremely hard to understand because of the disease.
R.I.P. old son
Mary ROBINSON
Mary A. ROBINSON
( late of Toronto, NSW )
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class “possibly” 184B
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 2031)
Uniform # 895?
Stations: ?, Warilla HWP ( 1980’s ), ?
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday ? May 1982
Probationary Constable – appointed Friday 23 July 1982 ( aged 23 years, 4 months, 27 days )
Constable – 23 July 1983
Final Rank: Constable
Service: From ? May 1982 to ? ? 1987 – discharged Medically Unfit about 1987 = 4+ years Service
Age at Discharge: 28 years
Time in Retirement: 14 years
Born: Thursday 26 February 1959
Died on: ? June 2001
Cause: Possible Drug overdose – Possible Suicide
Age: 42 years, 3 months, ? days
Event Location: Home
Funeral date: ?
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: ?
MARY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
Ronald John FOSTER
Ronald John FOSTER
aka Ron Foster
Husband of Audrey FOSTER ( R.I.P. 2023 )
Redfern Police Academy Class # 063
New South Wales Police Force
Regd # 8235
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 26 September 1955? ( 1 month, 12 days at the Academy )( aged 20 years, 7 months, 24 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 7 November 1955 ( aged 20 years, 9 months, 5 days )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 7 November 1966 ( South Coast District )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 March 1972
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 December 1978
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 13 November 1981
Inspector – appointed 20 August 1986
Chief Inspector – appointed 13 July 1988 – retirement
Stations: ?, Shellharbour Police Stn ( Cst 1/c ), South Coast District ( 1966 ), ?, Port Kembla, ?, O.I.C. Cronulla ( Insp )( 1986 ), Division Commander – Warilla Patrol ( C/Insp.)( 1988 ) – Retirement
Service: From Monday 26 September 1955? to ? ? ? = ?? years Service
Awards: No Find on It’s An Honour
Born: Saturday 2 February 1935
Died on: Tuesday 7 September 2004 – about 9pm
Cause of death: Illness – Leukaemia – Cancer
Age: 69 years, 6 months, 18 days
Location: at home surrounded by family
Funeral date: Saturday 11 September 2004
Funeral location: TBA
Buried at: TBA
Memorial location: TBA
RON is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance
* Need more info
Funeral location: TBA
Over the weeks leading up to Ron’s death, he sent out a message for all of his mates and friends to go and visit him at his home, with Audrey, at Albion Park.
Over the following weeks, many people turned up and had you not known that he was terminally ill with the Leukaemia, you just wouldn’t have thought he was sick. He was constantly talking and laughing with his friends, but sadly, the energy burned out a little too much and he became very week and eventually succumbed to the Leukaemia and left us in very quick time.
Ron was a truly lovely bloke and boss and was a pleasure to work with or for.
May the old boy be up there and forever Rest In Peace.
1968 – 1969
Parliament of NSW
Report of the Police Department
p23
BRIEF FACTS OF ACTS OF BRAVERY BY POLICE
The facts, briefly, associated with acts of bravery performed by Police during the year 1967 are as set out hereunder.
8. On 27th March, 1967, Senior-Constable Ronald John Foster and Constable Robert Edgar Layton rescued three youths from a cliff face at Macquarie Pass and recovered the body of a fourth who had suffered fatal injuries in a fall from the cliff.
annual_report_archive_1967-1 – document.pdf
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 12 August 1988 (No.132), page 4257
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:
Inspector, Patrol Commander, Woy Woy
Senior Sergeant Raymond John Greentree, date of entry on duty.
Chief Inspector, Division Commander, Warilla Inspector Ronald John Foster, date of entry on duty.
Inspector, Patrol Commander, Wagga Wagga
Senior Sergeant Kevin Jack Wales, date of entry on duty.
Inspector, Patrol Commander, Mascot Sergeant Kevin Rafferty, date of entry on duty.
TED PICKERING,
(6335) Minister for Police and Emergency Services.
12 Aug 1988 – NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE – Trove
Thomas Gerald MOORE
Thomas Gerald MOORE
aka Tom
NSW Penrith Police Academy Class # ??
New South Wales Police Force
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 7641[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 26 October 1953
Constable – appointed 26 October 1954
Constable 1st Class – appointed 26 October 1959
Senior Constable – appointed 26 October 1964
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 January 1969
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 25 January 1977
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 9 December 1979
Inspector 3rd Class – appointed August 1984
Final Rank: Inspector 3rd Class – retired
Stations: Regent St GD’s – ( 2 Division ) 26 Nov. 1953 – 1 June 1954,
Ashfield? – Solo Motor Cyclist. ( 11 Division ) 2 June 1954 – 8 May 1955.
He was going to Wagga Wagga but this transfer was cancelled.
Patrol Yard ( 4 Wheels – Transport Section – 20 Division ) 9 May 1955 – 13 June 1955.
Ashfield? – GD’s 14 June 1955 – 4 March 1956
Ashfield? – Outfit Cyclist – 5 March 1956 – 18 August 1957
Ashfield? – GD’s 19 August 1957 – 1 September 1957.
Police Training Centre ( Penrith ) Wireless Section 2 September 1957.
Communications Branch ( 20 Division ) 16 June 1967
Communications Branch ( 20 Division ) 31 January 1973 – Radio Communication Centre.
Liverpool ( 22 Division from 1 Aug 1973 until 28 Sept 1973 on a 2 month supernumerary position ), Merrylands? – GD’s from 1 May 1974 ( 26 Division ),
Wentworthville – O.I.C. from 8 December 1974 ),
Merrylands ( 26 Division ) from 20 March 1977 GD’s,
S.T.S. – Communications Branch from 26 August 1979 – Operations Section, Communications Branch,
OIC of VKG2 ( Warilla ) – Retirement
Service: From ? ? pre Oct 1953 to 1 April 1988 = 34+ years service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
but was Awarded the Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 19 April 1976
Born: 8 August 1930
Died on: 29 May 2010
Cause: ?
Age: 79
Funeral date: Thursday 3 June 2010 @ 11am
Funeral location: Gerringong Catholic Church, Fern St, Gerringong, NSW
Buried at: ?
Tom Moore and his wife at his Send Off
Tom Moore and his wife at the Send Off for Tom ( and others ) at the Illawarra Yacht Club
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Upon joining the NSWPF, Tom was described as:
5′ 9.5″ tall, 12 st 3 lb in weight, blue eyes, fair hair with Medium complexion and a Native of Goulburn, NSW.
He was single upon joining but married on the 21 May 1955.
He was previously employed as a Labourer for 2.5 months and a Fitter and Turner for 7 years.
He sat for the following examinations:
Constable 1st Class – Passed on 24 June 1958
Sergeant 3rd Class – Failed on 19 May 1966 but Passed on 19 May 1967
Sergeant 1st Class – Passed on 13 May 1975
Inspector – Failed on 16 May 1980 but Passed on 12 – 15 May 1981
He passed his Solo Motor Cycle course on 23 March 1954 and his 4WD Course on the 24 July 1973.
Tom ” Entered into a bond with Commissioner of Police to serve with Police Department for at least five years after completion of course at Marconi School of Wireless. Course completed 14 September 1958″
He successfully completed Stage 4 of Radio Trades Course at North Sydney Technical College in 1968.
He completed Army Technique of Instruction Course 17 on 21 April 1961
Completed Senior Sergeant’s Course # 11 conducted from 12 October to 4 December 1981.
Attended Australian Counter Disaster College Course # 886 – Counter Communications Planning – conducted between 28 February to 5 March 1982.
Completed the Australian Counter Disaster College Course # 900 ” Disaster Control ” from 11 to 16 July 1982.
August 1984: Former Liverpool Police Officer – Sergeant 1/c. Thomas. G.
Moore, attached to the Communications Branch at VKG Warilla was promoted to the rank of Inspector 3/c. It is believed that around 1988, he took optional retirement.
May 2010: Former Liverpool Police Officer – Inspector Thomas. G. Moore passed away aged 79. Prior to retiring from the Communications Branch at Warilla, he and his wife moved down the south coast to the Gerringong area. Later Tom worked part-time for some years as the after hours mobile medical service driver. He would drive the “after hours Doctor” to visit needy patients around the south coast. His favourite location to rock fish was at ‘Black Point’ off Gerroa. He would often be seen swept into the ocean by huge waves while collecting green weed bait for black fish.
Darrell Edward Thomas SOUTHAM
Darrell Edward Thomas SOUTHAM
New South Wales Police Force
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 7603[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 10 August 1953
Senior Constable – appointed 10 August 1964
Sergeant 2/c – Retirement
Stations: ?, Gundagai – Lockup Keeper ( early 1960’s – 1968 ), Bulli, Wollongong, Wollongong Court Constable
Service: From ? ?pre August 1953 to ? ? ? = ? years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: 22 March 1928
Died on: 9 March 2003
Age: 74
Cause: ?
Funeral date: ? March 2003
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: Wollongong Memorial Gardens, Berkeley Rd, Berkeley
Comp Wk A Plot 19
Memorial at: ?
[alert_blue]DARRELL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_blue] * NOT JOB RELATED
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PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal
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May they forever Rest In Peace
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/NSWFallenPolice/
Darrell Southam from Wollongong past away 14 years ago today.
He was Respected by a lot in the Force of Wollongong and known by many other Stations around NSW.
He was one heck of a good man and Friend to many and to those who knew him well, would know he was an an old school Copper dealing with the changes that laid ahead in the Force.
At home he was a loud bugger that had to deal with 7 girls and 1 boy but dam he was a good Dad.
He was a man you could talk about anything with and he’d always have a huge bear hug for you when you needed one. A good friend to me and all my mates…
And then have a beer with you and later be laughing hard till you had tears rolling down your face.
I love you miss you DAD and think of you everyday xxx
SGT DARRELL SOUTHAM (WOLLONGONG)
APRIL 1988
Prior to Retirement, Darrell worked out of the Wollongong Police Station Prosecutors Office.
In those days, of the ” old ” Police station ( which was at the same location as the current station ) there were two buildings. The Prosecutors building was on ground level next to the, then, main entry to the Court house – whereas the main Police station was below ground level as Church St sloped away.
The Prosecutors officer was on top of the Breath Analysis Room. There was a wooden walkway from the Prosecutors door to the footpath and you would often find Darrell out there rolling a cigarette.
A bloody nice bloke.
May you forever Rest In Peace mate.
Cal
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Ruth Amy STYLES
Ruth Amy STYLES
at Yeoval Hospital – Dubbo, NSW, late of Bribie Island, Qld, formerly of Wollongong, NSW
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class “possibly” 041
New South Wales Police Force – Retired
Regd. # P/W 0022
Rank: Commenced Training on ? pre June 1955?
Special Constable – Probationary Constable – appointed 20 June 1955 ( aged 23 years, 10 months, 12 days )
Special Constable 1st Class ( 1962 )
Detective – Designated ? ? ? ( YES )
Detective Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 June 1976
Detective Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 10 October 1978
Inspector – appointed 22 October 1986
( 1986 – Ruth was the FIRST female Inspector in a ‘Country’ location – Warilla – Now Oak Flats )
Chief Inspector – retired
Appears in the 1988 Stud Book but does NOT appear in the 1989 Stud Book
Stations: ?, Warilla ( O.I.C. 1984 – 1989 )
Service: From ?pre June 1955 to ? ? 1989? = 34 years Service
Awards: ? No Find on Australian Honours system
Born: Saturday 8 August 1931
Died on: Saturday 17 January 1998
Cause: ?
Age: 66 years, 5 months, 9 days
Funeral date: Wednesday 21 January 1998
Funeral location: Dubbo, NSW
Memorial Service: Saturday 31 January 1998
Location: ?
Buried at: Cremated
RUTH is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NEED MORE INFORMATION
( L – R ) Joan BANNER, Aileen DWYER / Aileen WHEELER, Dot IMRIE, Wilma WHYBROW, Ruth STYLES.
Front Row:
Julie LEWIS, June ABBOTT, Olga NORTH / Olga HATCH, Beryl SMITH, Madge WELBY – Redfern Police Academy about mid 1950s.
INSPECTOR RUTH STYLES (WARILLA)
APRIL 1988
Report of the Police Department for 1962 p 24
Special Constable 1st Class R. A. Styles (Women Police) represented New South Wales in the State Women’s Hockey Team in Tasmania and toured Malaya as a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team.
https://www.opengov.nsw.gov.au/viewer/5bd39fe4c5d5023bb6400878543a3998.pdf
Gary DUNNINGHAM
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
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
Ray Clifford SCHUBERG
Ray Clifford SCHUBERG
New South Wales Police Force
Class 195 from Redfern Academy
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 20999[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 3 June 1983
Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 June 1988
Senior Constable – death
Stations: Mona Vale ( 1983 ), Warilla, Albion Park
Service: From ? ? pre June 1983? to 24 November 1997 = 13+ years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: 20 May 1960
Event date: 23 November 1997 – early a.m.
Event location: Crown St, Wollongong, NSW
Died on: 24 November 1997
Death location: Wollongong Hospital
Cause: Assault – Murder downgraded
Age: 37
Funeral date: 28 November 1997
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: Wollongong Lawn Cemetery, Wylie Rd, Kembla Grange
Grave location: Lawn 1, Row L, Plot 4
Memorial Location: NSW Police Memorial Wall – Police Centre, Sydney – details were added to Wall at the 2nd dedication ceremony on Sunday 25 September 2016
[alert_blue]RAY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_blue] * NOT JOB RELATED
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Senior Constable Ray Schuberg died about 5.30pm on the 24 November 1997 when life support was turned off at Wollongong Hospital after being bashed by Christopher O’Rourke who is a football coach for Figtree, during the early hours of Sunday morning, 23 November, 1997, in Crown St, Wollongong.
Ray was Off Duty at the time of the event and struck his head on the footpath after being punched by O’Rourke.
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| IT will be mate against mate on Sunday when the Wollongong branch of the NSW Police Association holds its second annual charity rugby league match in North Wollongong.The match, for the Chief Inspector Graham Donnelly Memorial Cup, pits the Wollongong Police Station Falcons against the Lake Illawarra Police Station Lions to help raise funds for NSW Police Legacy and local PCYCs.
Several trophies will be presented on the day along with the Chief Inspector Graham Donnelly Memorial Cup. They are for the Sergeant Nick Skomarow Player of Match, Senior Constable Ray Shuberg Memorial Touch Game and the Sergeant Colin Stevenson Memorial Tug of War. All trophies are named after police officers who had died in the last decade. Part of the proceeds of the day go to help the families, widows and children, of these officers. Recent wet weather meant the game has been moved to the soccer ground near the PCYC in North Wollongong. The gates will now open at 2pm on Sunday with the main game starting at 3pm. Sergeant Robert Minns said it was also a family day with activities for children and a display of new and vintage police vehicles. “Last year we raised $6000 with the goal of $10,000 this year. “It is a gold coin donation to come and watch,” Sgt Minns said. He said PCYC did great work in the community and the NSW Policy Legacy helped hundreds of people each year. He said it helped a lot more people than many realised. |
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Officers honoured in sport
WOLLONGONG and Lake Illawarra police officers battled it out during a sports day to honour fallen comrades and raise funds.
The Graeme Donnelly Memorial Cup Fund-raiser for Police Legacy (Police Bushfire Appeal) and PCYC on October 22 drew more than 800 spectators and raised almost $6000.
The event was a fitting memorial day for Kiama’s Chief Inspector Graeme Donnelly, Sergeant Nick Skomarow and Senior Constable Ray Schuberg.
It involved a fierce tug-of-war won by the heavyweight Wollongong team, which had three members weighing more than 120 kilograms each. The Wollongong team also won the Senior Constable Ray Schuberg Memorial touch football game.
Senior Constable Schuberg died in 1997, and a memorial trophy was made in his honour for touch football between the emergency services, but hasn’t been played since 2002.
The main game of rugby league featured Wollongong recruiting guest player, former Australian representative Paul McGregor, while the Lake Illawarra team turned to former Australian halfback John Simon.
Both teams had a few other ring-ins and the game was played hard, like police football used to be played.
The Wollongong Falcons did well to hold out a strong Lake team and win the game by only two points. The Sergeant Nick Skomarow Man of the Match award went to Fletcher Wyver.
Inspector Donnelly and Sergeant Skomarow‘s families attended and presented the awards.
http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/1945843/officers-honoured-in-sport/
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| Wollongong and Lake Illawarra police officers battled it out during a recent sports day to honour fallen comrades and raise funds for worthy organisations.The Graeme Donnelly Memorial Cup Fund-raiser for Police Legacy (Police Bushfire Appeal) and PCYC on October 22 drew more than 800 spectators and raised almost $6000.The day was a fitting memorial day for Kiama’s Chief Inspector Graeme Donnelly (Wollongong Local Area Command), Sergeant Nick Skomarow (Wollongong LAC) and Senior Constable Ray Schuberg.The fun included a fierce tug-of-war competition won by the Wollongong team, which had three members weighing more than 120 kilograms each.
The Wollongong team also won the Senior Constable Ray Schuberg Memorial touch footy game. Senior Constable Schuberg tragically died in 1997 and a memorial trophy was made in his honour for touch footy between the emergency services but it hasn’t been played for since 2002. Organisers were “thrilled” to use the trophy again and remember “a good copper who loved his touch footy”. In the main game of rugby league Wollongong recruited former Australian representative Paul McGregor, while the Lake Illawarra team turned to former Australian halfback John Simon. Both teams had a few other “ring-ins” and the game was played hard and tough, like police footy used to be. The Wollongong Falcons did well to hold out a strong Lake team and win the game by only two points. The Sergeant Nick Skomarow Man of the Match award went to Fletcher Wyver. The families of Inspector Donnelly and Sergeant Skomarow attended the event and were presented awards. |
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On 22 October the Wollongong and Lake Illawarra Branches of PANSW conducted a sports day. The day was fitting memorial day for C/Insp Graeme Donnelly, Sergeant Nick Skomarow as well as the late S/Cst Ray Schuberg. The captains of the teams were Phil Bunker for Wollongong and Paul Winston for Lake Illawarra. Both members did a great job in putting the teams together and playing their part in organising the event.
There were close to 800 spectators on the day when the main game started with approximately $6000 dollars raised. Most of this money went to Police Legacy and moved into the Police Bush Fire Appeal. An amount was donated to the local PCYC club as well. There were some great local sponsors of the day including H.Parsons Funeral Directors, Collegians Rugby League Club, PANSW Panel Solicitor Chris Nikolovski Lawyers, Cleary Bros, West Wollongong Rotary and other local companies.
The day involved a Tug a War competition. The Wollongong team stacked with nine members who were all over the 100kg mark. The Wollongong team made the tonne and some more on top. The Lake team had no chance with an average weight of about 85kg except a couple of their team but they know who they are. Wollongong team defeated the Lake team in record time but when it was suggested it should be the best of five attempts both teams walked off exhausted. The Captain of the Wollongong Team Anthony Collier, when he received the trophy, acknowledged the good fight the Lake team put up but they had no chance against the big Wollongong Team.
The next part of the day was the S/Cst Ray Schuberg Memorial Touch Footy Game. Ray worked at Wollongong. He was a great street Police Officer and a good bloke who loved his touch footy. Ray tragically died in 1997 and a memorial trophy was made in his honour for touch footy between the emergency services but hasn’t been played since 2002. This was a great time to use the trophy again and remember a good copper that Ray was.
Again this was a hard fought game with a speedy Brain Rice and Pete Roncato the standouts for the winning Wollongong Team. Daryl Smith formed Lake and now PTC and Cate Johnston from the PCYC were the standouts for the Lake Team.
The game was won by Wollongong with all members again looking pretty exhausted. The captain of the winning team Darrell Buckman, who wasn’t working at Wollongong when Ray died but was informed of the tragic circumstances of his death, stated it was a great honour to play in the touch footy game and to honour and remember Ray.
The main game of rugby league was one tough game with some massive hits ups which got the emotions of both teams boiling over at times. It was played like rugby league of old, nothing fancy. The Wollongong Team’s guest player was former Australian centre Paul McGregor who has still got it. The Lake Illawarra Team had former Australian half back John Simmon who still has the ball skills. The coaches were Commissioned Officer Delegate Brian Wyver who was the patron on the day and Life Member of the Wollongong Falcons Police Rugby League Club. Wollongong also had Former Sgt Barry Doherty as manager and Joe Davidson as head masseur who is the father of two NSW Police Officers, Jackie and Matt. Lake coach was Det/Sgt Steve Worthington who was a tough second rower in first grade for the Illawarra Steelers in his youth.
Both teams had a few “ring ins” along the way, which made the game even more interesting. The score went back and forth over the three quarters of 20 minutes each with Paul and John weaving their magic for both teams. Due to the high intensity and the average age of both teams there were a lot of bench changes. In the end the Wollongong Falcons won by two points which showed how close the game was.
The Sgt Nick Skomarow Man of the Match award went to Fletcher Wyver. Captain Phil Bunker took possession of the Graeme Donnelly Memorial Cup and thanked all the players for their efforts and for the big turnout by the spectators.
The families of Graeme and Nick were in attendance with Graeme’s son Brad Dean playing a good strong game. Graeme’s wife Kerry was presented with Graeme’s Police Board and Nick’s wife Coralie was presented with a framed “Wall to Wall” board. It was great game and a great day for a great cause.
The second annual Graeme Donnelly Cup will be held on Sunday the 10th of August 2014 and will no doubt be bigger and better than last year.
Bob Minns
Branch Administrator
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