Craig William Smith 8 Oct 2018 at 10:59 AM: The good and the bad of the ‘job’ 18 years ago we lost the Big dog to the Black dog. This weekend he would have turned 50, so a few of his old Fairfield workmates travelled to his hometown to celebrate. Gone but not forgotten. RIP Posty NSW Fallen Police FB Group 8 October 2018
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FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
A private family funeral is being held. A memorial service is proposed to be held at a future date.
No further information is known about this man or his career at the time of publication other than he was a member of the Penrith Blue Mountains Branch of the Retired Police Association.
Cal
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Peter Thomas FITZPATRICK
| 09/10/2018
Peter Thomas FITZPATRICK
Late of Loftus
NSW Police Academy Class “either” 116 or 117
New South Wales Police Force
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Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 26 November 1968
Senior Constable – appointed 26 November 1977
Sergeant – appointed 12 September 1984
Detective Inspector – Retirement
Final Rank = Detective Inspector
Stations: ?, 21 Division, Miranda – Retirement
Service: From? ? ? to 16 January 2004= 37years Service
Loving father & father-in-law of Chris & Joh, Shane & Donna and Jodie & Geremy.
Cherished “Pop” of Brittany, Jacob, Courtney, Christian, Tyler and Darcie.
Relatives and friends are warmly invited to attend Ron’s funeral service to be held at St Andrew’s Chapel, Wingewarra Street, Dubbo on Friday 19th October 2018 commencing at 12 noon followed by a private cremation.
All retired & current Police Personnel are cordially invited to attend.
In lieu of floral tributes donations to the Cancer Council would be appreciated and may be left with the funeral director at the service.
Funeral arrangements are in the caring hands of W. Larcombe & Son Dubbo’s Premier Funeral Home FDA Approved
RIP Mr STEER. I worked your last shift with you on the truck, at Dubbo. I remember you said it was most fitting you did your first shift on a truck. You were going out doing the same. What a great man.
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Satisfying retirement with helping troubled youth
SIMON CHAMBERLAIN
AFTER Ron Steer retired from more than 40 years involvement with the police force he did not expect continued involvement with law enforcement and the justice system.
But a decade on after his retirement he is finding satisfaction and fulfilment as a mentor and being part of the youth conferencing process.
Mr Steer grew up in Sydney and at the age of 16 decided to follow the example of a cousin and choose the police force as a career. He joined the force as a cadet and for three years worked alongside trained officers as “a bit of a roustabout”.
“It was on the job training, working in traffic and around the office and picking up the mundane jobs,” he said.
Aged 19 and then a fully-fledged policeman he “went bush” to Harden as the manager of the Police Citizens Youth Club.
“It was a vibrant railway town back then,” he said.
“We had a lot good young kids involved with football and boxing.”
His next posting in the force was a transfer to Broken Hill for a two-year stint and a step up the promotion ladder.
He admitted it was a case of extremes moving from Harden to a strong industrial town in the far west of the state.
His next posting was to Ivanhoe for a four-year stint.
“It was a good town then,” he said.
He then took a posting at Wilcannia as a senior constable, the first of two five-year stints in the town.
After his first posting at Wilcannia, he and his family moved to Moree where he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was the “lock-up keeper”.
Another promotion to second class sergeant and a move to Lake Cargelligo followed where he was officer-in-charge for a five-year spell.
A phone call from the then police commissioner put Mr Steer on the path of his greatest policing challenge.
“There was a death in custody in Wilcannia and the commissioner asked me to go back as the officer-in-charge,” Mr Steer said.
“It was the greatest challenge of my career,” he said.
Mr Steer said all of the staff at the Wilcannia station were replaced and his team was made up of young officers in their early 20s without much experience.
“We started from scratch,” he said.
“The advantage for me was I’d been there before but we had to get back to community-based policing.
“Talking to people face-to-face, foot patrols getting involved with the youth and the football club.
“It was daunting for the young police who were aged between 19 and 21 years who hadn’t been around for long.
“It was a different world in Wilcannia.”
After a five-year posting at Wilcannia, Mr Steer was commissioned as an inspector and took a posting in the Upper Hunter at Muswellbrook.
He admitted he found life across the eastern side of the Great Divide less to his liking and before long he and the family moved west when he was promoted to chief inspector and the officer in charge at Walgett. His daughter still lives in Walgett working in child care.
After Walgett he was posted to Dubbo where he worked until retiring after 38 years as a commissioned officer in the NSW police Force.
His efforts during his second posting in Wilcannia earned him an Australian Police Service Medal.
He said in the decade since retirement he was almost “back full time” working in the youth justice system, mentoring and working one-on-one with young people in strife with the law.
“I do a lot of one-on-one mentoring with kids in the Staysafe system,” he said.
“It’s hard for kids today to come to terms with the real world.
“I enjoy working with them.”
Mr Steer said retirement for him was not about just sitting around all day.
“That’s a disaster and you can’t be forever packing a suitcase and moving around. ”
He said it was about finding a balance, and working with young people in trouble was proving fulfilling and rewarding.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 19 November 1993 (No.127), page 6834
NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE SERVICE
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 date indicated:
Commander, Region Investigative Unit, Police Internal Affairs Branch, Region North — Chief Inspector: Inspector PAUL ROBERT WHITMORE, date of entry on duty.
Patrol Commander, Walgett — Chief Inspector: Inspector RONALD NORMAN STEER, date of entry on duty.
District Staff Officer, Personnel, Central Coast — Inspector: Senior Sergeant PATRICK JAMES KEYS, date of entry on duty.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 1 May 1992 (No.55), page 3028
NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE SERVICE
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:
Patrol Commander, Petersham — Inspector – Senior Sergeant BRUCE ERIC BELL, date of entry on duty.
Patrol Commander, Muswellbrook — Inspector – Senior Sergeant RONALD NORMAN STEER, date of entry on duty.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), Saturday 6 January 1990, page 2
IN BRIEF
SYDNEY: Homicide detectives said last night they were satisfied there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of two 14-year-old boys found at the bottom of a hollow bridge pilon near Picton, south-west of Sydney.
Detective Sergeant Geoff Hollis said homicide would hand over investigations for the coroner to Camden police after post mortem examinations today found the boys’ injuries were consistent with a fall.
The bodies of Jamie Egner and Matthew Kelly, both of Pheasant’s Nest near Picton, were found on Wednesday morning by a Department of Main Roads employee.
Brett leaves behind his wife Debbie of 35 years and 3 children; Mel, Nathan (deceased) and Matt. He also leaves behind 6 grandchildren; Harry, Bella, Jack, Ruby, Layla and Liam.
Brett’s brother Scott is also a serving Police officer with Goulburn HWP.
Brett was also a Retained Fire Fighter with NSWF & R at 305 Station ( Goulburn ) for a while.
FERGUSON, Brett Ronald – passed away peacefully on the 6th September 2018.
Late of Dewhirst Street Goulburn.
Very much loved husband of Debbie.
Cherished & loved father & father in law of Mel & James, Nathan (dec) and Matthew.
Adored pop of Harry, Bella, Jack, Ruby, Layla, Liam.
Loved brother & brother in law of Scott & Tanya, Lesley & Tony & their families.
Loved son of Ron (dec) & Ena.
Aged 56 years.
“Forever in our hearts “
Brett’s relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at NSW Police Academy Chapel, McDermott Drive Goulburn commencing at 11.30am, Wednesday 12th September 2018.
Following the funeral service the cortege will proceed to the Lawn Cemetery Goulburn for Interment.
Flags at Half Mast for the funeral of Brett Ronald FERGUSON
Brett Ronald FERGUSON & his son Matt
Brett Ronald FERGUSON in Fiji
October 9, 2018
Debbie Ferguson, Goulburn, New South Wales
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Matt Ferguson
October 9, 2018
Matt Ferguson
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Matt Ferguson
October 9, 2018
Matt Ferguson, Goulburn
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September 11, 2018
Shane Hunter, Queensland
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September 11, 2018
Brett your the mate that nothing is or was a problem. Your taken way to early before your time. Now you can start to humor every one that you meet in you new journey that your now taking. RIP bro until we meet again and have fun like the night at Tully Park out the front when we were awaiting Deb to pick us up. See you soon best friend. xxx
