Dept. records indicate he was attached to Hurstville at the time of Retirement. Other records indicate Sutherland.
Service: From3 June 1954 to28 October 1989 = 35 years, 4 months, 25 days Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours – although
NSW Police Imperial Service & Good Conduct medal – granted ? May 1971
NSW Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal – granted 25 June 1980
Police Medal – with 35 year Clasp – granted 29 October 2008
National Police Service Medal – granted 22 December 2016
Born: Monday 9 August 1937 at Waverley, NSW
Died on: Tuesday 9 June 2020 at Sutherland, NSW
Age: 82 years, 10 months
Cause: Complained of headaches but wouldn’t go to Hospital until he suffered a Stroke where he suffered another Stroke. He had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer 2 months earlier.
Event location: Sutherland Hospital, NSW
Event date: ?
Funeral date: 17 June 2020
Funeral location: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, NSW
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 20 – 50 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ???Unknown
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 50 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ???
( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: Olsens Funerals, Sutherland, NSW
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: Nil
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( June 2020 )
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Kev is remembered, by his many work mates, as having NSW Number plates KEV-000 displayed on his vehicle(s) – an old yellow Chrysler then a gold Holden Statesman at Hurstville.
He is also remembered as being a great bloke by his work mates.
He has been highly respect by all that have worked with him and is being greatly missed by his wife, children, grand children, sister & brother-in-law.
If everyone had Kevin’s integrity and loved and cared for their family and friends as Kevin did, the world would be a much better place.
Kevin Robert RAUE
| 20/06/2020
Kevin Robert RAUE
AKA ?
Late of Tweed Heads, NSW & Solomon Islands – Vanuatu
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 124
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 14290
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Academy on ? ? ?
Probationary Constable- appointed 14 September 1970
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 14 September 1979
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( Yes )
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 21 March 1986
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Appears in the 1988 Stud Book as a Sgt but not the 1989 issue
Final Rank = ?
Stations: ?, Central ( 1 Division ), Special Branch, Leeton Dets, Blacktown Dets, Homicide Squad, National Crime Authority ( NCA ), ?, North West Major Crime – Retirement
Service: From? ? pre Sept 1970? to17 January 1989 ( Resignation ) = 18 years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Det Sgt )
Born: Wednesday 11 July 1951
Died on: Thursday 4 June 2020
Age: 68 years, 10 months & 24 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Tuesday 16 June 2020 @ 1pm
Funeral location: Tweed Heads Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, 176 Kirkwood Road Tweed Heads NSW
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 20 – 50 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 50 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ???
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Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
Det Cst 1/c Kevin RAUE – Leeton CIB
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Kevin Raue comes from an extensive policing background having served as an operational police officer, specialising in criminal investigations, in Australia and Papua New Guinea over a 25-year period.
Mr. RAUE is currently the Deputy Team Leader, Justice and Corrections Coordinator, with the Solomon Islands Justice Program (SIJP), coordinating Development Programs in the justice sector in the Solomon Islands for the GoA through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
He has been involved in international development program management throughout the Pacific and Asia since 1996 specialising in Police development, Correctional Centre management and justice administration.
Prior to that he was a serving Police Officer in Australia and Papua New Guinea, completing his formal policing career in 1995 as the Deputy Director/Manager Investigations of the Australian Government’s Organised Crime agency, the National Crime Authority (NCA) now known as the Australian Crime Commission (ACC).
Skills
•Criminal investigations
•Project Management, Leadership and coordination of Police and Law and Justice (capacity building) development programs (Pacific/Asia)
•Community Safety programs
•Aviation security
•Public Sector reform/Governance
•Technical advising/coaching/mentoring Police, Corrections and Justice sector professionals
Part of Class 124. Richard HURST ( first on the right ) Kevin RAUE ( 3rd from right ) ( RIP – 4 June 2020 ) Photo via Phillip Brand.
Tue 9 June 2020 at 12:38 PM · Staff at the Australian High Commission are deeply saddened to learn that our good friend and colleague, Kevin Raue, recently passed away. Kevin had a great love and respect for Solomon Islands and spent many years working here, particularly with CSSI and justice sector colleagues. We will miss Kevin immensely – his wonderful presence and commitment were an inspiration to us all.
Det ?, Det Sgt Kevin RAUE, one of Anita Cobby’s killers, Det Cst 1/c Garry HESKETT
On this coming Tuesday 16th of June a police legend, a great Australian, Kevin Robert Raue, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Tweed Heads. Kevin passed away suddenly on Thursday 4th of June. Kevin was 68.
A dedicated, brilliant and decorated police officer he was one of the homicide detectives involved in the Anita Cobby case and led the investigation into the Janine Balding murder in 1988. A stellar 25 year career with NSW police followed by a successful career in Commonwealth law enforcement.
Kevin also made a huge contribution to policing and justice and corrections administration in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and throughout Asia and is held in the highest of regards in all jurisdictions where he had input.
A humble and decent man Kevin was a credit to the New South Wales and Commonwealth policing tradition. A true altruist and human rights advocate who put the safety of the community as his highest priority. He represented everything that was and is good about our police force.
Due to covid-19 restrictions there will be a limit of 50 at Kevin’s funeral, a fraction of those who would have liked to attend and pay their respects. His funeral however will be live streamed starting at 12:55 p.m. this Tuesday.
( See link above )
Rest in peace Kevin
“Thank you for your service”
(Kevin is third third from left)
Excerpt from Police Heritage story p327
Anita Cobby’s movements were re-enacted the week after her murder, with Constable Debbie Wallace, Blacktown Police, playing the part of Anita Cobby in the re-enactment.
For the re-enactment, Debbie Wallace dressed in similar clothing to what Anita Cobby was wearing when Anita was murdered. Detective Senior Constable Kevin Raue of the Homicide Squad had asked Debbie Wallace to play the part of Anita and the reenactment was widely covered by the media. Debbie Wallace was designated a detective in 1989, and became a Detective Chief Inspector at Cabramatta Police. Some of the other police working on the Anita Cobby murder case were, Detective Sergeant Ian Kennedy,
Detective Sergeant Graham Rosetta, Senior Constable Hugh Dundas, Detective Senior Constable Phil Gaspert, Detective Constable 1
Class Garry Heskett, Paul Davies and Tony Cassimatis. The ranks of Davies and Cassimatis at the time are unknown to me.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Wednesday 6 May 1987, page 8
Cobby defendant bashed, says QC
SYDNEY: A NSW Homicide Squad detective denied in court yesterday that he had extracted a false confession from a defendant in the Mrs Anita Cobby trial by having him repeatedly assaulted.
Mr Bill Hosking, QC, for Mr Michael Murphy, alleged that Detective-Sergeant Kevin Raue and Detective-Sergeant Ian Kennedy had conspired to fabricate his client’s statement and had had him bashed to secure his signature during questioning at Blacktown Police Station on February 26 last year.
Brothers Mr Leslie, 23, Mr Gary, 29, and Mr Michael Murphy, 34, and Mr Michael Murdoch, 19, are charged with the kidnap, abduction, sexual assault and murder of 26-year-old Sydney nurse Mrs Cobby on February 2 last year.
Mr Hosking said Sergeant Raue‘s statement of Mr Michael Murphy’s alleged confession was exactly the same as that prepared by Sergeant Kennedy, who headed the investigation into Mrs Cobby’s death. This was despite having prepared it last May 30, almost four months after the event.
Sergeant Raue said he had had access to Sergeant Kennedy‘s statement in preparing his own, but denied copying it. He said his and Sergeant Kennedy‘s statements appeared similar because they were from the same notes.
Mr Hosking alleged that the two detectives had collaborated in preparing the statement after a challenge to police evidence at the Glebe Coroner’s Court inquest last year.
“You made sure that the conversations tallied word for word,” he said. “You could not produce a version the same as Kennedy‘s without putting your heads together.”
Mr Hosking added, “Let me put this to you. You and Detective Kennedy conspired to produce a fabricated interview and secured a signature on it by having Michael Murphy assaulted repeatedly.”
Sergeant Raue denied the allegation. Earlier, he denied allegations by Mr Brad Mulligan, for Mr Leslie Murphy, that his client had been assaulted by detectives during questioning at Blacktown Police Station after he was picked up last February 24.
Sergeant Raue said Mr Murphy did not appear shaken or unsettled during about six hours of questioning.
Mr Mulligan said two other police officers had entered the interview room when Mr Murphy was alone and slapped him across the face.
The detective said Mr Murphy did not seem upset after he had been left alone briefly and he would be surprised if the alleged incident happened.
A Former NSW MP is being sued by two retired policeman involved in the investigation into the murder of Sydney woman Janine Balding. Kevin Raue and John Carroll have launched defamation action against former Upper House member Peter Breen over references in a book about the 1988 killings that he self-published. Three men are serving life for the murder.
Former NSW Upper House MP Peter Breen has been a busy boy since he was forced to resign from the Labor Party last year after stating his “love” for rapist and murderer Stephen “Shorty” Jamieson.
In July Dossier reported that two former detectives were suing the self-described “passionate” legal reformer over his 2006 book, Life As A Sentence. The True Story of the Janine Balding Murder.
John Carroll and Kevin Raue are claiming aggravated damages on several grounds, including Breen’s motivation for publication: “his love for Stephen Jamieson”.
Breen believes Jamieson and another person “B”, who was a juvenile at the time, were wrongly convicted of Balding’s rape and murder.
In his book, Breen comments on remarks by a radio talkback caller, who says “it sounds like I love B”.
“The statement causes me to blink at the stars. I remember how much Jack Begnell loves B and is committed to his cause. It is a form of love, I suppose, to believe in a person and work hard for them in the hope they receive mercy as well as justice. I love Shorty Jamieson no less and I’m not ashamed to say so.”
Now Breen is suing Nationwide News over several articles published in The Daily Telegraph and one in The Weekend Australian.
He’s pleading the following meanings:
(a) He is unfit to be a member of parliament because he is romantically in love with two vicious murderers.
(b) He holds a perverse attraction to two vicious murderers.
(c) He disgraced himself as a member of parliament by declaring his love for two convicted rapists and murderers.
(d) He holds a perverse attraction towards two convicted rapists and murderers.
(e) In declaring his romantic love for two convicted rapists and murderers, he is ridiculous as a member of parliament.
(f) As a member of parliament he engaged in disturbing conduct by declaring his romantic love for two violent sexual offenders.
(g) He holds a perverse attraction towards two violent sexual offenders.
(h) He is romantically in love with at least two murderers.
(i) He is an idiot.
(j) He lied to a reporter when he said that he had been admitted to St Vincent’s hospital.
On October 4, NSW District Court judge Judith Gibson refused an application by Breen’s barrister Bruce McClintock SC to strike out Nationwide’s defence of comment.
Gibson found that while there were inaccuracies and omissions in the articles, there were sufficient facts (complete and undistorted) to justify the comment defence being pleaded.
She gave Nationwide two weeks to replead the particulars of fact, setting out those that are relied upon for each imputation.
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Geoff HAMMOND ( Blue jumper ), with Peter McDonnell & Lindsay Gordon DAFTER ( on right in green shirt )
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Charges of negligent driving against two motorists whose cars had overturned, were dismissed by Mr. A. S. McDonald, S.M., in the Deepwater Court of Petty Sessions.
They are Alfred George Schott, electro-painter, of Hurstville South, and Ronald John Stream, salesman’s operator, of Tenterfield.
Both pleaded not guilty.
Stream: was represented by Mr. J. Turner ( Stewart and- Cook, Tenterfield ).
In Schott’s case, Constable Lindsay Gordon Dafter, of Deepwater police, stated that at about 11.50 a.m. on December 27, Schott was driving a Riley sedan north along the New England Highway. About one and a half miles south of Tenterfield, said Constable Dafter, Schott passed through a set of railway gates, skidded in loose gravel, and overturned. Schott had said he was travelling at about 30 m.p.h. when the accident occurred. I
n evidence, Schott said he passed slowly through the railway gates and was about to change into third gear when the car skidded and overturned. ” The car hit white stones on the roadway, which had been previously scattered, and rolled over, ” he added.
Mr. McDonald held that negligence had not been proved, and dismissed the charge.
Avoided Lorry In Stream’s case,
Constable Norman Lindsay Jones said that at about 9.10 pm. on December 17, Stream was driving a Vanguard sedan on the Deepwater -Emmaville Road. At about; three Miles west of Deepwater, said Constable Jones, Stream’s car skidded on a bend in the road and overturned. Stream had stated that he saw a lorry approaching, swung his car to the left, drove into loose gravel on the side of the road and overturned.
In evidence, Stream; said he was travelling at about 35 miles per hour when he saw the lorry approaching. As he veered to the left, the car started to sway in the loose gravel and overturned.
Mr. McDonald said Stream may have been driving a bit too fast, but he could not hold he drove negligently. He dismissed the charge.
A two-year-old boy died in the Glen Innes District Hospital this morning from injuries he received in a car accident yesterday.
Four other members of his family were injured in the accident.
His baby sister was reported ” very ill ” this afternoon.
The dead boy was Warren Dafter, son of Constable and Mrs. Gordon Dafter, of Deepwater.
He received a laceration to the scalp, an injury to the forehead and a probable injury to the lung and was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
List of Injuries Others injured were:
Gordon Dafter (27), shock and a possible fracture of the ribs and spine. Condition this afternoon described as satisfactory.
Dafter’s wife, Valerie (26). severe ulcerations to the face and left leg and thigh. Condition unavailable.
Their baby daughter Denise ( five months ), concussion and shock. Described as ” very ill “.
Their son Terence (7), concussion and shock, condition satisfactory.
Mist, Dust
The accident happened on the New England Highwaytwo and a half miles south of Deepwater about 6.35 a.m. yesterday.
The Dafters were on their way to spend a holiday with Mrs. Dafter’s people at The Entrance.
In mist and thick dust, their English sedan car ran into the back of a semi-trailer travelling in the same direction with a load of car springs.
Police said today that Dafter had overtaken one semi-trailer safely.
Vision Obscured
The dust from the road, which is being made ready for black-topping by the DMR, had apparently combined with mist to obscure Dafter‘s vision and the car had run into the back of the second semi.
The driver of the semi, Lancelot Leslie Hepper, of Hargrave Park, Sydney, escaped unhurt.
A nearby resident contacted Deepwater Police.
X-Rays
Glen Innes ambulance took the five injured people to Glen Innes District Hospital.
Doctors today were x-raying Const, and Mrs. Dafter and Terence and Denise.
An inquest into Warren Dafter’s death will be conducted on a date to be fixed.
A five-months-old girl who was injured in a car accident near Deepwater on Sunday, died in the Glen Innes District Hospital this morning.
She was Denise Dafter daughter of Constable and Mrs. Gordon Dafter, of Deepwater. She died at 3.30 a.m.
Constable Dafter and his wife and a son, Terence, are in a satisfactory condition, but two-year-old Warren Dafter died in the District Hospital on Monday morning.
Warren‘s funeral took place yesterday afternoon. The cortege, which moved from the Catholic church, Glen Innes, to the Glen Innes cemetery, was led by traffic constables D. J. Mogan and S. J. Manuel, of Glen Innes police, riding motor cycles.
There was no indication of negligence on the part of either driver concerned in a fatal accident between a car and a semi-trailer on the New England Highway on March 21, Det. Sergt. F. W. Collings said in Glen Innes Coroner’s Court yesterday.
Sergt. Collings was giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of Warren John Dafter (2) and Denise Joy Dafter (five months), who died from Injuries received to the accident.
‘ The Deputy-Coroner (Mr. A. R. Mitchell ) adjourned the inquest to next Thursday, June 3. He did this because the driver of the semi-trailer involved in the accident ( Lancelot Leslie HEPPER ) Could not attend the Court yesterday owing to illness.
Sergt. Collins said that about 5pm on March 21, in company with Senior Constable Ralph Dudley MASTERS, of the Police Scientific Bureau, Tamworth, he went to Guyra and interviewed Hepper. ” He informed me he was the driver of the semi-trailer involved in the accident, which occurred about two and a half miles south of Deepwater early that morning, ” Sergt. Collings said.
” Const. Masters made an inspection of the semi-trailer and took photographs and measurements. ” We inspected the scene of the accident the next morning.
DUSTY
” I drove the Police utility over the Section of road at bout 30 miles an hour, and, although it had rained two hours previously, the dust disturbed by the vehicle would be sufficient to obstruct the view of a driver travelling at the rear.
” We inspected the car at Jackson’s garage in Deepwater. It was badly damaged in the front portion.
” From examining the semi-trailer and the car, I formed the opinion that the car, driven by Const. Lindsay Gordon Dafter, had run under the rear of the semi-trailer for such a distance that it had hit the axle of the trailer, which would be five feet from the trailer’s extreme outside edge.
” Sergt. Collings said he interviewed Dafter in the District Hospital, and Dafter had told him ; ” I was driving along the highway. There was a mist and I had the windscreen wipers going. I had just got over the incline when a cloud of dust hit my windscreen.
” I put my foot on the brake so I could pull up and clean the windscreen, and as I did so my wife called out : ‘Look out for the truck.’ ” The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital.
30-35 M.P.H.
“I was doing about 30 to 35 miles an hour along the road when the accident occurred.
” Sergt. Collings said he had interviewed Mrs. Valerie Dafter, who had also been in hospital, and she had agreed that the speed would be no more than 30 or 35 miles an hour.
” Mrs. Dafter, was very badly injured and is still receiving medical attention in Sydney, ” Sergt. Collings said.
“Owing to her condition, she was unable to attend this Court to-day.”
Sergt. Collings said that from his inquiries, he was of the opinion that the accident had been caused by a sudden cloud of dust adhering to the wet windscreen of Dafter‘s car, and by the fact that the semi-trailer had reduced speed considerably because of a mechanical defect.
“I am satisfied that Dafter took every precaution and, in fact, was applying his brakes when the accident occurred.
” In my opinion there was no negligence on the part of either driver,” Sergt. Collings said.
D.M.R. Work
In reply to a question by Mr. H. L. Liston (appearing to watch Dafter‘s interests) Sergt. Collings said the Main Roads Department had been preparing the road for sealing at the point where the accident happened. ” They had put light gravel on the section and the surface was soft,” he said.
Robert Samuel Irwin, medical practitioner, said he attended both the fatally-injured children in the Glen Innes District Hospital.
” Warren had severe lacerations to the scalp, a fractured skull, injuries due to a punctured wound of the lung, concussion and shock,” he said.
He did not regain consciousness and died about 5am the day after the accident.
Denise had shock and concussion. Her general condition at first was fairly good, but she became much worse on the afternoon of March 22.
Haemorrhage
” I performed an operation which indicated a haemorrhage to the brain. She died early on the morning of March 24 from brain injury and haemorrhage.”
Senior-Constable Masters said he had been engaged in the investigation of serious and fatal accidents during the past 11 years.
He said the surface of the road at the point of the accident had a fine screening of dust at the time.
” I formed the conclusion that the accident occurred on the vehicles’ correct side of the road,” he said.
” The truck is of nine tons 13 cwt weight unladen and was laden with 11 tons of springs, making a total weight of 21 tons. The vehicle was in a roadworthy condition.”
Const. Masters told Mr. Liston the accident had damaged the rear lights of the semi-trailer.
Senior Constable N. L. Jones ( Deepwater ) gave evidence that he had driven with Dafter on a number of occasions and Dafter was ” a careful and capable driver.”
No Liquor
” There was no sign of liquor on Dafter or Hepper after the accident,” he said.
Sergt. Collings at this stage told Mr. Mitchell that Hepper was ill in Sydney and was therefore unable to attend the Court.
Dafter, giving, evidence, said that on the day of the accident he had left home in his car with his wife and family about 6 am.
” Between Deepwater and the railway crossing, I overtook one semi-trailer,” he said. ‘ Going up the hill on the other side of the crossing the atmosphere was misty and foggy and I had the wiper working. ” It was all right until the dust got on it and then it blurred over. I decided to stop and clean the windscreen. ” I had taken my foot off the accelerator and put it on brake pedal. The dust was thick for about 20 yards then seemed to clear suddenly.
Braked Hard
” I would not like to say how far I was from the truck when I first saw it. ” I put my foot hard on the brake and I don’t know what happened after that.”
Dafter said he had his head lights on going up the hill but they were of no advantage.
Mr. Mitchell adjourned the hearing to June 3.
Sergt. Collings said that later evidence would show the semi-trailer had decreased its speed from about 30 miles an hour to about one mile an hour just prior to the accident.
No one was to blame for an accident which fatally injured two children on the New England Highway on March 21, the Deputy-Coroner ( Mr. A. R. Mitchell ) said yesterday.
Mr. Mitchell was enquiring into the deaths of Warren John Dafter (2) and Denise Joy Dafter (5 months) of Deepwater.
He found they had died as a result of injuries received when a car in which they were travelling collided with a semi-trailer near Deepwater.
The inquest had been adjourned from June 3.
ONLY WITNESS
At yesterday’s hearing Lancelot Leslie Hepper, motor driver, of Hargrave Park, Sydney, was the only witness. He said he had been the driver of the semi-trailer involved in the accident. Hepper said he had had nine years’ experience in driving heavy vehicles. ” On the morning of the accident, I left the top of Bolivia about 5.30; driving a Mack diesel semi-railer, loaded with springs, in a southerly direction, ” he said. ” I drove through Deepwater and across the railway gates, and about 30 or 40 feet over the rise of a hill the motor started to cut out, with air in the fuel line.
DECREASED SPEED
” This caused the vehicle to decrease its speed from about 30 miles an hour to nearly a standstill. ” The vehicle is fitted with an automatic bleeder for the fuel-line and tank. ” As the motor was starting to pick up again, and as the truck was travelling about one or two miles an hour, I felt an impact at the back of the vehicle. ” At the time of the impact I was travelling with the near-side of the vehicle about two feet out from the pegs on the left-hand side of the road. ” Immediately I felt the bump, I pulled up, went around to the rear of the vehicle and saw the car. ” I ran back to see a man called Mervyn Edward Mazlin, who was driving a semi behind me, and said to him ‘ Hurry and get the Police. I’ll get an ambulance.’
ALREADY INFORMED
” I ran over to a house to phone the ambulance, but when the occupant rang the exchange, she informed me that the Police and ambulance had already been notified. ” As I was returning to the vehicles, the ambulance arrived and conveyed the injured to hospital. ” Hepper said that at the time of the accident, the road was ” exceptionally dusty. ” There had also been a misty fog. He said he had driven from Brisbane to Bolivia the previous day, and had had a good night’s rest.
To Mr. P. M. Abbott ( appearing to watch his interests ) Hepper said the vehicle was in perfect condition. ” It is only two years old and cost £9,000, so it is well maintained, ” he said.
“UNFORTUNATE SERIES OF EVENTS“
To Mr. H. L. Liston ( appearing to watch the interests of Constable Lindsay Gordon Dafter, father of the dead children and driver of the car ), Hepper said air got into the fuel line every trip, after the fuel supply was switched from one tank to another. He said he had given a ” Stop ” signal about 20 yards back from the point of impact.
Mr. Mitchell said he was quite satisfied that no one had been to blame for the accident. ” The tragedy was caused by an unfortunate series of events, ” he said.
Senior Constable Lindsay Gordon Dafter was departmentally commended for courage and devotion to duty at Pymble on the 5th March, 1959, when at considerable risk, he extinguished a fire in the cabin of a semi-trailer which had plunged over an embankment after a collision. His prompt action facilitated the rescue of the driver who might otherwise have been burned to death. He was also furnished with a letter of commendation by the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of New South Wales.
True-blue police mates go back 50 years, when Pymble had a live-in station and the highway was a ‘suburban street’
Tracey Findlay, Hornsby Advocate
PYMBLE police station may have closed 16 years ago but it still holds fond memories for Gordon Dafter and Geoffrey Hammond ( NSWPF # 4990 – R.I.P. ), who were stationed there more than five decades ago.
They met as young police officers in 1958. Mr Dafter, 88, was the last resident constable at the station and Mr Hammond, 89, was one of its first two detectives.
“It was like a big cottage,” Mr Hammond recalled. “It had nice rose gardens and was known as a happy station. Everybody got on extremely well.”
The old Pymble Police Station, in use until 1994, when it was put on the market in 2013. Picture: ADAM WARD
Real Estate agent Laurie Castorina peers through one of the lock-up cells at the Pymble station. Picture: ADAM WARD
Back then, there wasn’t much crime but there were accidents. Mr Dafter says the Pacific Highway was like a “suburban street”.
The men went in different directions in their policing careers, both serving over 30 years, but their friendship stood the test of time and more than 50 years later they are still best mates.
Both are members of the Hornsby and District Branch of the NSW Retired Police Association, which meets on the first Tuesday of alternate months at Hornsby RSL Club.
Details: Peter McDonnell on9482 2771.
Peter McDonnel with retired police at Hornsby in 2006. Picture: PETER KELLY
Inside the Pymble Police Station in 2013. Picture: ADAM WARD
Husband to Carolyn ROMELINGH ( nee STEWART ) NSWPF # 21112
AKA Pete
Late of Corrimal, formerly of Newcastle & Sydney, NSW
NSW Goulburn Police Academy Class # 226
New South Wales Police Force
ProCst # 98283
Regd. # 23629
Uniform # 1?998?
Rank: Commenced Training on ? March 1987?
Probationary Constable- appointed 15 May 1987 ( Aged 27 years, 6 months & 19 days )
Constable – appointed 15 May 1988
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( Yes )
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Detective Senior Constable
Stations: ?, Crime Squad secondment, Corrimal Dets, State Operations Group ( SOGs ) – ( 1990s ), Wollongong Dets, Wollongong Anti Theft Squad, ?, Hurstville – Retirement
Service: From? ? pre May 1987? to 25 March 2006 = 19 years Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours
Constable 1/c Peter B. ROMELINGH# 23629 – on left, Constable ?, Senior Constable Les HOCKING# 19053 – on right – 1992
Currently serving with
NSW AMBULANCE SERVICE
Regd # 60082338
Commenced 22 August 2016
Stations: Kogarah Super Station
Currently serving with
NSW FIRE BRIGADES
Regd # 269024
Stations: formerly of 269 Station, Corrimal
Retained Fire Fighter
Awards: NSW Fire Brigades Long Service & Good Conduct Medal –granted22 April 2005
Corrimal Fire & Rescue 269 15 June 2017 Peter ROMELINGH – 1st on left in rear.
Corrimal Fire & Rescue 269 June 15, 2017 at 1:37 PM Peter ROMELINGH – 1st on right – hands on hip.
Born: Friday 13 November 1959
Died on: Thursday 4 June 2020 at home
Age: 60 years, 6 months & 22 days
Cause: Heart attack
Event location: Home
Event date: Thursday 4 June 2020
Funeral date: ? June 2020
Funeral location: H. Parsons Funerals, Wollongong, NSW
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 20 – 50 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ??? ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: H. Parsons, Wollongong, NSW
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
PETER 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.
Loved son-in-law, brother-in-law, and uncle to the Stewart and Henderson families.
Aged 60 Years
Always loved and sadly missed
A private service will be held.
Donations to NSW Police Legacy and Surf Life Saving Australia in Peter’s name would be appreciated.
June 11, 2020
Such sad news.
Pete, such a lovely gentle man.
Gone too soon.
Sending our love and prayers.
Condolences to you Carolyn, Caitlin, Mikaela, and Piper.
Matthew and Leanne x
Leanne Hunt, Miranda, New South Wales
June 11, 2020
Not fair.
Taken too soon.
Deepest condolences to Carolyn and family.
John Crowley, Adelaide, South Australia
Contact Me
June 11, 2020
Pete, such a lovely gentle man.
Gone too soon.
Sending our love and prayers now and always.
Condolences to you Carolyn, Caitlin, Mikaela, and Piper.
Matthew and Leanne x
June 11, 2020
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all, Peter was a caring person always helping the community, his love of his family was immense, he was very proud of his girls.
Rest in Peace
Nina & Brianna
Nina Cauduro, Corrimal, New South Wales
June 10, 2020
A pleasure to have worked with – a lovely, gentle man and I am sure Pete will be sadly missed.
So very sorry for your loss Carolyn and family.
Vikki Gorman, Austinmer, New South Wales
June 10, 2020
A true gentleman in every sense of the word.
Donna, Corrimal
June 10, 2020
May Peter ROMELINGH ( NSWPF ), ( AMBULANCE NSW ), ( NSW FIRE BRIGADES ) Forever Rest In Peace.
https://police.freom.com/peter-romelingh/
Greg Callander, Goulburn, New South Wales
June 9, 2020
Dear Caitlin, please accept my deepest condolences for your family’s loss.
Christiana
Published by Illawarra Mercury from June 9 to June 11, 2020
Carolyn stood before us and spoke of the good man we all know. So strong.
A Guard of Honour filled with uniformed firefighters, ambos and retired cops 250 m long gave our salute to a man who gave his life to serve and care for others.
He gave his life to his 4 girls, the police, the fire brigade and recently the ambulance service.
The world could use a few more like Peter Romelingh.
Condolences to Carolyn & 4 girls.
The Commissioner ( NSW Fire Brigades ) regrets to advise of the passing of current serving Firefighter Peter ROMELINGH (269024), formerly of 269 Station Corrimal, on Thursday 4th June 2020.
Peter was also a current serving officer with NSW Ambulance.
Funeral details will be distributed once advised.
Anyone wishing to submit a message of condolence may do so utilising the online condolence form
Peter also played with the Police football team – Illawarra Falcons.
Warren John REID
| 20/06/2020
Warren John REID
AKA ?
Late of ?
NSW Redfern Police Training Centre – Class # 109
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 12304
Rank: Commenced Training a Redfern Academy on Monday 31 October 1966 ( Aged 22 years & 19 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed Monday 12 December 1966 ( Aged 22 years, 2 months old )
Constable – appointed 12 December 1967
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? 1973
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? 1976
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 29 June 1984
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Detective Sergeant
Stations: Newtown GDs ( 5 Division ) ( 1966 – 69 ), 21 Division ( 19 Nov 1969 – 1 Oct 1970 ), Phillip St – Plain Cloths – CI Duties ( 4 Division )( 2 October 1970 – 3 August 1974 ),
North Sydney – CI Duties ( 6 Division )( 4 August 1974 – 10 September 1977 ), Hornsby – CI Duties ( 16 Division )( 11 September 1977 – 20 May 1978 ), North Sydney – GDs ( 21 May 1978 – 9 May 1981 ),
Central ( 1 Division ) – Licencing ( 10 May 1981 – 3 December 1983 ), Central ( 1 Division ) – CI Duties ( 4 December 1983 – 26 November 1985 ),
Drug Law Enforcement Bureau – Gosford ( DLEB ) ( 27 November 1985 – 19 April 1986 ), Eastwood – CI Duties ( 16 Division )( 20 April 1986 – 11 April 1992 ),
Chatswood – CI Duties ( 12 April 1992 – ? ), Pennant Hills – CI Duties ( ? – 30 June 1997 ),
Gladesville – CI Duties ( 1 July 1997 – 8 October 1988 ) until Retirement
Service: From 31 October 1966to 8 October 1998 = 31 years, 11 Months & 7 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 22 April 1983 ( Det SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 27 August 1992 ( Det Sgt )
National Police Service Medal – granted 29 October 2015 ( Det Sgt )
Born: Thursday 12 October 1944
Died on: Wednesday 27 May 2020
Age: 75 years, 7 months, 15 days old
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Wednesday 3 June 2020 @ 10.15am
Funeral location: North Chapel, Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 35 persons at a Funeral ( size of room ) due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this Funeral is already at capacity )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( June 2020 )
Assistant Commissioner Dennis CLIFFORD # 14795 with Warren John REID.
WARREN 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.
31 October 1966 – Metro Police Training College – Trainee
12 December 1966 – Metro No.5 Div (Newtown) – General Duties
19 November 1969 – Metro C.I Branch – No. 21 Squad
02 October 1970 – Metro No. 4 Div (Phillip St) – C.I Duties
04 August 1974 – Metro No. 6 Div (Nth Sydney) – C.I Duties
11 September 1977 – Metro No. 16 Div (Hornsby) – C.I Duties
21 May 1978 – Metro No. 6 Div (Nth Sydney) – General Duties
10 May 1981 – City of Sydney, Central – Licensing
04 December 1983 – City of Sydney, Central – Investigations
27 November 1985 – Drug Law Enforcement Gosford – Investigations
20 April 1986 – Eastwood – Investigations
12 April 1992 – Chatswood – Pennant Hills – Investigations
01 July 1997 – Endeavour Region, Gladesville – Criminal Investigations
8 October 1998 – Medical Retirement
Awards
22 April 1983 – awarded the National Service Medal
29 October 2015 – awarded the National Police Service Medal
Service Eulogy
Detective Sergeant Warren John REID. (Ret’d)
A member of the New South Wales Police Force from 31 October 1966 to 08 October 1998.
Registered Number: 12304.
While this is a sad time for all, today we should take the opportunity to not only grieve for the loss of a friend, colleague, father and grandfather but to also celebrate the wonderful life of Warren John Reid.
Detective Sergeant Warren John Reid served the New South Wales Police Force and the community with outstanding dedication and devotion to duty for 31 years.
Today, we farewell a highly regarded and dedicated officer. Detective Sergeant Warren John Reid sadly passed on 27th May 2020, aged 75 years.
Warren approached life and his career as a police officer with determination, confidence and enthusiasm. He was a policeman through and through, and like many police who take on that role he loved it.
Warren joined the New South Wales Police Force on 31 October 1966. After successfully completing his training at the Police College, he was sworn in as a Probationary Constable. This was an exciting time, being the same year when Robert Menzies retired as Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Holt. Decimalisation; the Australian currency is changed to dollars and cents, with the Australian dollar replacing the Australian pound., Warren was exposed to various facets of policing working at Newtown Police station learning his trade in general duties. A year later, he was confirmed as a Constable and remained at Newtown until 1969
On the 19th November 1969, Warren decided to try his hand in plain clothes and applied for training at No.21 Squad where he undertook Detective training. Shortly after this, Warren was transferred to No. 4 Division at Phillip Street, Sydney performing Criminal Investigation Duties. Warren was promoted to Constable First Class and performed plain clothes work, and no doubt with the older and more experienced Detectives of the time who decided to give him the jobs and reports no one else wanted to do. This was done to see how keen he was. He would have been preparing himself and studying the Crime Acts & proofs in preparation for the notorious Bull Ring. In February 1970, he was given a permanent job as an Investigator.
Between 1970 and 1977, Warren transferred between Phillip Street, North Sydney and Hornsby undertaking criminal investigation duties. In 1973 after undertaking so many years in training, he was officially given a Detective designation. During this period in 1976, Warren was again promoted to the rank of Senior Constable.
It was in 1978 where Warren changed his job roles and worked back in general duties at North Sydney for four years. In 1981, Warren become involved in Licensing Police duties at Central and two years later, continued in Detective’s duties in criminal investigations.
In 1984 after studying the Sergeants promotion books, he was successful in passing the Sergeant 3rd Class examination and in June that year, he was officially promoted to Sergeant 3rd Class.
Warren being a consummate plain clothes investigator wanted to further his passion as an investigator. Later in 1985 he moved across to the Drug Law Enforcement Bureau and worked at Gosford Police District.
Between 1986 and 1997, Detective Sergeant Warren Reid worked at Eastwood, Chatswood, Pennant Hills and finally at Gladesville, he remained to his retirement in 1998, still performing investigative duties.
At the end of his career Detective Sergeant Warren John Reid had provided over 31 years of outstanding service to the NSW Police Force and the community of NSW. His achievements are outstanding and are a tribute to his work ethic and professionalism.
On the 22 April 1983, Warren was awarded the National Service Medal recognising the special status sworn police officers have in protecting the community. Eligibility for this Award requires a minimum of 15 years ethical and diligent service.
His last award was presented on the 29th October 2015 by receiving the National Police Service Medal
To the Reid family members and friends on behalf of the New South Wales Police Force I extend our deepest sympathy for the passing of a remarkable and admired friend and colleague.
Chief Inspector
Paul Smith
Commander Protocol & Awards Unit.
1st June 2020.
Police Ode
As the sun surely sets, dawn will see it arise.
For service above self-demands its own prize.
You have fought the good fight; life’s race has been run, and peace, your reward, for eternity begun.
And we that are left shall never forget.
Rest in peace, friend and colleague, for sun has now set.
We will remember, we will remember.
Hasten the dawn
NSW Police Academy Class 109. Walked into Police Training Centre, Redfern, NSW on 31 October 1966 & were Sworn In on Monday 12 December 1966.
Warren was a competitive Wood Chopper in his younger days.
Warren REID front and centre with North Sydney’s Finest at a Reunion.
Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this man at the time of publication.
Cal
2 June 2020
Ramon William BRADBURY
| 20/06/2020
Ramon William BRADBURY
AKA Ray
formerly of Newcastle & Mt Kuring-gai
Son of former NSWPF Member: Sgt 3/c Lacey BRADBURY ( 1929 – 1965 ) ( Father ) who is also the brother of:
Det C/Supt Robson “Bob” Lacey Bradbury # 6494 ?, Born 22 July 1930 * Cadet # 665 – Deceased 2010 ( 40 years Service. Homicide Squad, OIC – CIB – Retired 1987 )
( Bob’s sons – George BRADBURY # ????? ( Det Insp & D.O. – Brisbane Waters ) & Bill BRADBURY # ????? )
Det Sgt 2/c Ken H. Bradbury # 7865 ?, Born May 1935
( Ken’s son – Peter BRADBURY # ????? )
Det Sgt 1/c Ron G. Bradbury # 8984 ?, Born May 1937 &
John W. Bradbury 9706 ?, Born May 1941 Ramon being a nephew to them all.
Ramon being the Grandfather of NSWPF Member Christopher BRADBURY # 30208 ( Newcastle City )
and Chris being the partner of – Angela DALTON # 42870 ( Maitland )
Ramon being the Great Grandfather ( George being the father ) of NSWPF Member Ben BRADBURY # ????? – Redfern PAC ( 4th Generation & 10th member of the Bradbury family to join NSWPF )
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # ‘Possibly’ 008
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 6036
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Academy “possibly” on 23 February 1948 ( aged 20 years, 5 mths & 2 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed 12 April 1948 ( aged 20 years, 6 mths, 22 days )
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 20 – 30 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: Pettigrew Family Funerals, Wallsend, NSW, 02 4951 1166
Buried at: Cremated. Ashes to be scattered
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
RAMON 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.
Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), Sunday 30 April 1939, page 2
CROSSWORD PRIZES of 2s 6d each for the Hen and Chicken Crossword Puzzle of April 9 have been won by the following :— Mary Angwin, “Dalkey” (9) Addison-avenue, Roseville; Wilga Duckworth (13), 1 Rose-street, Petersham: Enid Sherwood (12), 74 Colin-street, North Sydney; Ramon Bradbury (11), Blackned’s Bay, Swansea, via Newcastle; Owen Wiltshire (11), 10 Augusta-street, Five Dock.
The District Inspectors of Schools. Messrs. J. W. Mann and A. H. Dyce, released to-day the following allotments to the undermentioned schools for candidates in the High School Entrance and Bursary Examination held on November 1. Announcements regarding Hamilton and Wickham Domestic Science Schools and Central Junior Technical School (Broadmeadow) will be made later. The names of pupils who gained bursaries will be released by the head office of the Education Department, Sydney.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), Saturday 25 April 1953, page 11
NEWCASTLE COURT BEFORE MR. R. A. HARDWICKE, S.M. REMANDED.– Sidney Keith Perry, 80, taxi-driver, was remanded to May 22 on charges of having driven negligently in King-street, Newcastle, and having used Insulting words to Constable Ramon William Bradbury on December 17.
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on Monday, 12 February 1951 ( 16 years, 6 mths, 30 days old )
Probationary Constable- appointed 13 July 1953 ( 19 year old )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 13 July 1964
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 24 September 1968
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 18 November 1976
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Inspector – appointed 31 December 1982
Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? 1985
Superintendent – appointed 12 November 1986
Chief Superintendent – appointed 27 July 1988
Assistant Commissioner – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Assistant Commissioner
Stations: ?, Cowra ( Det )( July 1959 – Oct. 1968 ), Western District ( 1964 ), BCI – Bureau of Crime Intelligence ( 1980s ), ?, Internal Affairs – Sydney ( Det Insp 1980s ), Superintendent – Goulburn District ( 1986 ), District Commander – Newcastle ( 1988 ), Regional Commander – North ( 1991 ) ( A/Comm ), North West Region – Retirement
Service: From 12 February 1951 to 22 June 1994 = 43 years, 4 months, 10 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( Supt )
Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 11 June 1990 ( C/Supt )
Funeral location: ? ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 20 – 30 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
RUSS 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.
SYDNEY: NSW’s third most senior policeman has been suspended amid allegations of a cover-up of drug theft by police.
The Minister for Police, Terry Griffiths, announced yesterday that Assistant Commissioner Col Cole had been suspended after allegations that four constables at Frenchs Forrest, on Sydney’s north shore, had stolen small quantities of cannabis from drug exhibits for their own use.
Three of the four constables, a sergeant and an inspector, had also been suspended on full pay and would face disciplinary charges including misconduct, disobedience and neglect of duties.
Similar action against a fourth constable was being considered.
“It will not be swept under the rug, be assured of that,” Mr Griffiths said.
Mr Cole, the commander of the branch of professional responsibility and effective head of police internal affairs, is one of nine Assistant Commissioners in NSW, the third rank after Deputy Commissioner Lance Stirton and Commissioner Tony Lauer.
Mr Griffiths, who last week described the failure by Mr Cole and other senior officers to properly inform Mr Lauer, himself and the Independent Commission Against Corruption of the incident as a “cover-up”, was speaking after a meeting of the Police Board in Sydney.
He said the evidence was uncovered during a State Crimes Commission inquiry into the shooting ofConstable Andrew Bourke by an unknown assailant at Frenchs Forest police station last year.
“The board has decided to suspend the assistant commissioner / commander professional responsibility from his post until he is able to respond to [ the board’s ] concerns,” he said.
Assistant Commissioner Russell Cook, the incumbent commander of the north region, had been appointed acting commander of professional responsibility.
Mr Griffiths said the board had directed Mr Lauer to make further inquiries in relation to the Crime Commission findings on other senior officers.
“Given the sensitive nature of these allegations and the need to ensure natural justice is granted to the officers concerned, I’ll be making no further comment on this matter to day.”
The ICAC heard yesterday that Mr Cole’s to meet two men with criminal links over lunch was “most imprudent”.
The ICAC is investigating the propriety of a meeting between Mr Cole, the president of the NSW Police Association, Tony Day, criminal identity Tom Domican and nightclub owner Louis Bayeh, at Sydney’s Southern Cross Hotel last December 23.
Counsel Assisting the ICAC, Peter Neil, said it was a serious error of judgement by Mr Cole to agree to meet Domican. He emphasised, however, there was no suggestion that Mr Cole acted corruptly in any way.
SYDNEY: A senior NSW police detective had influenced young officers under his command to behave corruptly, the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard yesterday.
A police prosecutor, who can only be identified as Sergeant A from the North Region, said he believed a then Detective Senior Sergeant, Ron Daly, had influenced his subordinates to produce false evidence, but acknowledged he had no evidence to support his belief.
Sergeant A told the ICAC he had had fears for his safety and for that of his family after he had submitted a report claiming three officers had fabricated the confession of a man arrested for an alleged break and enter offence in 1991.
He said his fears had been of Mr Daly.
Earlier this week Mr Daly repeatedly denied he had been a corrupt officer, or that it had been his voice on a taped telephone conversation in which two men, one of them the notorious criminal Arthur “Neddy” Smith, discussed bribing police to have an investigation dropped.
Sergeant A has previously claimed he was harassed and sent to a training unit as punishment after he submitted the report in February last year to his senior officer, Chief Inspector Colin Wedderburn.
He said he feared that his chief inspector and his assistant commissioner, Russ Cook, had conspired to pervert the course of justice by burying the report.
He said yesterday he now believed his concerns regarding Mr Cook were wrong, but he still had reservations about Inspector Wedderburn.
Inspector Wedderburn has denied “burying” the evidence documents said to have been attached to the sergeant’s report.
Sergeant A said Inspector Wedderburn had told him, “I’ll have to think about tactics. These kids [junior officers] have been stood over by Daly.”
He said Inspector Wedderburn had told him during a later discussion, “You’ll never get him [Daly]… you’ll only get the young kids.”
Inspector Wedderburn has denied making either comment.
Asked yesterday if he believed Mr Daly had been corrupt, Sergeant A said, “I thought he was leading the kids [junior officers] down the wrong path, and if that’s corruption, yes.”
Commissioner Ian Temby, QC, then asked, “He wasn’t just a corrupt officer, he was a corrupting officer?”
“Absolutely,” replied Sergeant A.
A colleague of Sergeant A‘s has told the ICAC that evidence briefs supplied by officers under Mr Daly’s command had regularly been “too good to believe”.
Hearing on wife-murder charge told of missing-person inquiry
Inspector recalls 1960 in Cowra
From SIMON KAYE, in Cowra
A 67-year-old man who allegedly murdered his first wife more than 23 years ago appeared in Cowra Petty Sessions yesterday for the resumption of committal proceedings.
Mr Alfred Colin Chambers, retired farmer, of Kibbler Street, Cowra, is charged with having murdered Mrs lsa Muriel Chambers on or about June 1, 1960, at Holmwood, NSW.
During the proceedings, which were first heard from July 5 to 8 and were resumed on Monday, police have alleged that Mr Chambers murdered his wife and buried her on his property, ‘Glenville‘, at Holmwood.
The charge followed the discovery in July, 1981, of a human skull and arm bone in a paddock at ‘Glenville‘. After the discovery, by the property’s then owner, Mr Keith Kimmorley, police searched the immediate area and found more bones, pieces of clothing and shoes.
Detective Inspector Russell James Cook, internal-affairs branch, Sydney, told the court yesterday that he had been stationed at Cowra as a detective from July, 1959, to October, 1968.
In October, 1960, Mr Chambers had come to the station and reported his 39-year-old wife as missing.
Mr Chambers had said his wife had left him on Wednesday, June 1, after he had driven her into town. They had parked outside Cowra post office about 9.30am on June 1 and he had arranged to meet her about noon, but she had not returned to the car.
He had said that before the disappearance he and his wife had argued about their son, Robert, because she had wanted him to serve a mechanic’s apprenticeship while he, Mr Chambers, had wanted him to farm.
Mr Chambers had said that he had not thought his wife had had much money when she left because her bankbooks had remained at home.
Inspector Cook said he had later made inquiries at Cowra Commonwealth Bank about Mrs Chambers’ account. He had observed only one entry ( a child-endowment payment ), made after June 1, in the account. No withdrawals had been recorded after June 1, he said.
He and another officer had inspected the ‘Glenville‘ property at this stage, and while there Inspector Cook had spoken to Robert Chambers, who had then been about 15.
Mr Chambers, according to Inspector Cook, had told Robert he had taken his wife to the Holmwood railway station, and not the Cowra township, before she disappeared.
In November, 1960, at Cowra police station, Mr Chambers, when told this by Inspector Cook had said his son must have been mistaken. Mr Chambers had said that he had told his son, as he had all others, that he had taken his wife to Cowra before her disappearance.
Inspector Cook also had told Mr Chambers that he had spoken to a friend of Mrs Chambers, Mrs Evelyn Blair. Mrs Blair had told Inspector Cook that she had arranged with Mrs Chambers to visit the Cowra theatre on the afternoon of June 1.
[ Mrs Blair told the court on Monday that she had asked Mrs Chambers on the weekend before June 1 to drive her to Cowra on the afternoon of June 1 so that they could watch a film of Princess Margaret’s wedding at the theatre. How ever, Mrs Chambers had not shown up and Mrs Blair had never seen her again. ]
Inspector Cook said he had also told Mr Chambers he had checked at the airport and railway stations in the area to find whether any of their staff had seen Mrs Chambers. None of them had, he had said.
He had told Mr Chambers he was not satisfied with his explanation and had suggested that Mr Chambers had murdered his wife and buried her on his property. Mr Chambers had denied this, adding that he had nothing further to add to his explanation.
Inspector Cook said he had taken a statement from Mr Chambers in 1961 and had initiated a missing-person file in relation to Mrs Chambers. And in 1962 he had circulated a number of information forms, also pertaining to Mrs Chambers, for publication in the NSW Police Gazette.
The court was told yesterday that Mrs Chambers’ missing-person file had not been seen since 1980. An extensive search of Sydney files had been made last July, but it had not been found.
Inspector Cook said yesterday, in reply to questioning by Mr Chambers’ counsel, Mr Peter Coleman, QC. that his police notebooks pertaining to the case had been destroyed about 1965.
He said he had put the notebooks aside for safekeeping when the “normal clean-up” was made at Cowra police station, but they had been mistakenly regarded by another officer as unwanted and had been burnt.
Inspector Cook said it had been regular practice to destroy unwanted records periodically.
He also said that the occurrence pad, in which he would have noted the time and date of his interview with Mr Chambers at the police station, had mistakenly been destroyed.
He agreed with Mr Coleman that he would not therefore have seen his notebooks for at least 18 years. He had last seen his “comprehensive report” on the case, contained in the missing person file, about 1975.
He said he had compiled his notes for the present proceedings in February this year, and he agreed with Mr Coleman that he had not had any official records to which to refer.
Inspector Cook‘s evidence brought the prosecution case to a close. Mr Smith, SM, adjourned the proceedings to 10am tomorrow, when addresses will be made by Mr Coleman and the prosecutor, Sergeant John Taylor.
NSW Redfern Academy Class # Started with 081 – Ended with 087
NSW Police Cadet # 1426
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 10067
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 28 January 1958
Probationary Constable- appointed 15 June 1961
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 2 December 1977
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? March 1986
Inspector – appointed 14 October 1987
Chief Inspector – appointed ? September 1989
Final Rank = Chief Inspector
Stations: As a Cadet: Kogarah Traffic Office, Kogarah Charge Room and School Crossings.
Once Confirmed as ProCst: South District ( 1967 ), Regent St Police Stn – GDs ( 16 June 1961 – 2 August 1962 ), Rockdale GDs ( 3 August 1962 – ? ? 1962 ), Bourke ( Inspectors Clerk & GDs – 1962 ), Young – Lock Up Keeper ( 1970s – SenCon ), Warren ( Sgt – OIC 1978 ), Wagga Wagga ( 1981 – GDs ), Inspector – Team Leader – Management Review Branch ( 1987 ), Senior Service Delivery Assessor – Service Delivery Assessment Branch – Police HQ – College St Sydney ( 1989 – 19 May 1994) – Retirement
Service: From28 January 1958 to19 May 1994 = 36+ years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 11 December 1980 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenSgt )
Australian Police Medal with 5th Clasp( APM ) – granted 14 June 1993 ( SenCon ? )
National Police Service Medal – granted 10 February 2016 ( 22 yearsafter he Retired )
BornMonday 15 June 1942 in Tumut, NSW
Died on: Tuesday 5 May 2020
Age: 77 years 10 months 20 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 8 May 2020 @ 9.30am
Funeral location: ?, Wagga Wagga ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 2 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Today our city has lost one of natures true gentleman. A man who served to protect our community with integrity, loyalty and commitment for 37 years. It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Tony Bede Madigan APM.
Class Stud Book entry commencing with Warren Taylor (ex Prosecutor) 9999 and finishing with Brian Warwick 10062 (HWP). Class 87A from 29 May 1961
The reunion photo identified as follows: Left to right – back row – Mike Stephens, Rod Fulham, Paul McGowan, John Imeson, Merv Braithwaite, Kevin Mongton, Barry Luckie, Brian Rowley, John Baker, Brian Borthwick, Barry Cooper, John Hayes, Tony Madigan, Bruce Spencer, Barry Lawson, Bernie Lee, Roy Fry (partly obscured by Ian Robb standing at end of middle row), Roy Leabeater (Instructor). Middle row – Ross Goodwin, Brian McIlvenna, Leo Gately, Gordon Doyle, Harvey Juergens, Wally Lark, Helen Clark (later Magnus), Ida Luke, Fred Sewell, Ron Blake, Terry Lester, Tom Powick, Ian Robb (standing). Front row – Trevor Neill, Les Wyatt, Bob Drooger, Warren Taylor, Brian Johnson, Brian Warwick, Les Miller, Bill Dent, Clem Long, Lloyd Taylor, Len DeAudney, Col Bell. We held a 45 year reunion at the same venue 2006.
Class Stud Book entry commencing with Warren Taylor (ex Prosecutor) 9999 and finishing with Brian Warwick 10062 (HWP). Class 87A from 29 May 1961
Wagga Police mourn death of Chief Inspector Anthony (Tony) Madigan
Police officers came to honour the memory of chief inspector Anthony Madigan, who died on Tuesday after a long and decorated career in the force.
He will be remembered for his unwavering work ethic and dedication to his community, evidenced by the vast collection of medals that were on display at his funeral on Friday.
During his career he was awarded some of the highest honours a police officer can receive, including the Australia Police Medal and National Police Service Medal for his lifetime’s accomplishments.
The medals were distributed among his family members, who will be keeping them to remember the long-lasting impact he made on the community.
His wife Wendy Madigan will be remember him as a dutiful family man who always found ways to make time for his five children and five grandchildren.
“He was a loving husband, an amazing father, and a really amazing grandfather,” Mrs Madigan said.
“He was also a very humble man; he never bragged about anything.”
Mrs Madigan was married to Mr Madigan for 58 years, but she still remembers the first time they met as though it were yesterday.
The two of them first locked eyes on each other in Sydney when they were only 19 and 20 years old, and they would quickly fall in love and end up sharing lifetime together.
“I was introduced to him by a friend of mine who was a police officer and, as they say in the classics, the rest is history,” Mrs Madigan said.
“The 58 years went in a heartbeat.”
Mr Madigan’s son Brendan Madigan he took some consolation knowing that his dad lived a good life right up until the very end.
“Mum and dad had a love of travel over the last 25 years, so they enjoyed a lot of overseas travel together and they shared a lot of memories,” Brendan said.
“He was a great father.”
Chief Inspector Paul Smith said Mr Madigan was “a policeman through and through”, and that his death was a loss to the entire NSW Police Force.
“Tony approached life and his career as a police officer with determination, confidence, and enthusiasm,” Inspector Smith said.
“At the end of his career Sergeant Tony Madigan had provided over 36 years of outstanding service to the NSW Police Force and the community of NSW.”
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Rank: Commenced Training a Redfern Academy on ? ? ?
Probationary Constable- appointed 1 November 1965
Constable – appointed 1 November 1966
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 1 November 1974
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 14 May 1983
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Sergeant
Stations: ?, South District ( 1966 ), ?, Goulburn ( 1970 – 74 ), Goulburn Police Citizens Youth Club – Retirement on 29 March 1996
Service: From? pre November 1965 ? to29 March 1996 = 31 years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 15 April 1981 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 May 1992 ( Sgt )
Born: Thursday 17 February 1938
Died on: Friday 24 April 2020
Age: 82 years, 2 months, 7 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 1 May 2020 @ 1pm
Funeral location: ? ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Former colleagues may watch the live streamed funeral via Zoom Meeting. ( Download Zoom first )
To access the live stream you will need to download the Zoom app or use the latest version of Google Chrome. When you enter the live stream, your device will automatically be muted. Please DO NOT unmute your device or you will be automatically removed from the live stream.
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 2 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: R J Sidney Craig, Goulburn
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( April 2020 )
ERNEST 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.
Upon speaking to Bills brother this afternoon, I believe there will be a Police Honour Guard from a local area command, hence medals will be on the agenda.
Wake location: TBA
Funeral Parlour: TBA
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial located at: ?
NABIL ‘BILL’ ELIAS FROM CABRAMATTA POLICE STATION. BANKSTOWN AIRPORT, NSW. ? APRIL 1980
BILLY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
Billy, Midnight Elias was a bloody good bloke who was loud, full of laughter and fun to work with in the old Cabramatta / Fairfield days.
May you forever Rest In Peace my friend.
You and your family have my deepest respect and apology for being unable to attend your funeral on Wednesday.
Your mate
‘ Charlie ‘ / ‘Cal ‘
Greg Callander
FLIGHT OVER WESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY WITH Constable’s Greg Callander, Bill Elias & Phil Charlier. ALL POLICE FROM CABRAMATTA POLICE STATION. BANKSTOWN AIRPORT, NSW. APRIL 1980
FLIGHT OVER WESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY WITH CONSTABLE NABIL ‘BILL’ ELIAS, PHIL CHARLIER AND GREG CALLANDER. BILL ELIAS RUNNING THROUGH THE ‘CHECK LIST’ PRIOR TO OUR FLIGHT.
FLIGHT OVER WESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY WITH CONSTABLE NABIL ‘BILL’ ELIAS, PHIL CHARLIER AND GREG CALLANDER. BANKSTOWN AIRPORT APRIL 1980
Cst 1/c Greg Callander & Constable Nabil Elias at a crime scene in Cabramatta where a couple were menaced by shotgun toting bandits. Around 1980.
Salute’
They gave Bill the keys to a City Bus, Sydney CBD. 2016
Cal & 11.45pm ( Nabil Elias – just isn’t quite dark enough to be midnight ) with the old F100 which we did a lot of shifts in at Cabramatta LAC – NSW Police Force & Fairfield LAC – NSW Police Force back in the 1970’s.
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