SKINNER Warren
Late of Cabarita
Passed away peacefully
9th March 2018 The Death of a DinosaurBeloved husband of Annette. Much loved father of Christine, Jenny, Antony, Jeremy and
their respective partners. Adored Papa to his eight grandchildren.
Aged 78 years Loved being a Dinosaur
Family and friends of Warren are respectively invited to attend a Celebration of his life to be held in the South Chapel of Rookwood Memorial Gardens Crematorium, Memorial Avenue, Lidcombe, on THURSDAY (15th March 2018) commencing at 11.30 am.
No flowers by request.
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Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Mar. 14, 2018
Sergeant Darren Jones is a serving member of the NSW Police Force based at Parramatta Local Area Command.
Darren was diagnosed with Stage 3 Bowel Cancer in June 2015 which he successfully treated with Chemotherapy. He was in remission in August of 2016 when Doctors found metastasised cells in Darren’s abdomen. He underwent further Chemotherapy and all was looking good until mid-February 2017, when he received a Stage 4 Liver Cancer diagnosis.
Darren and Trish, also a serving member of the NSW Police Force have twin 11-year olds, a boy and a girl, Ty and Charli. Ever since Darren and Trish had their children, they have dreamt of being able to take their family on a holiday to Disneyland. A goal that now seems more pressing to create special memories for the children, and to give the family some precious time away together.
With the assistance of NSW Police Legacy, Darren’s mates and colleagues are fundraising to support Darren with his medical expenses, and to give the family their dream holiday.
Dear members, it is my sad duty to inform you all that another esteemed member of our Branch has passed away. Alex Findlay had been ill for quite some time, and passed away in hospital on Saturday, 10 March, 2018 around 9.30pm. His funeral is at Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, South Chapel at 11am on Monday 19 March. Alex did not want a Police funeral, however, Maureen and her family would like to see members of our Branch and former workmates attend.
Alex worked traffic with my father in the 60’s. I remember going to many social occasions with Alex and his family. He had a very broad Scottish accent! Nice bloke, nice family.
Stations: As a Cadet, Kev was stationed at: # 3 Division- Darlinghurst from 1 March 1943
Traffic Office from 15 September 1943
# 20 Division from 8 May 1944 on the switch ( this could have been HQ )
Redfern – # 7 Division from 1 February 1945
‘possibly’ Daceyville – # 15 Division from the 16 October 1945 in the Plain Cloths Room
Darlinghurst – # 3 Division from 20 November 1945 in the Vice Squad Room
# 20 Division from 11 June 1946 in the Commissioner’s Correspondence Branch
# 5 Division – ‘possibly’ Newtown from 9 December 1946
As a Sworn member: Redfern Depot ( Academy ) from 17 March 1947 ( Trainee )
# 3 Division – Darlinghurst from 31 March 1947 – on General Duties
Riverina District – Cargelligo ( “A” Class ‘possibly’ plain clothes ) – General Duties
# 3 Division – Darlinghurst from 5 December 1949 as Reserve Constable
C. I. Branch from 27 August 1951 in the M.O. ( Modus Operandi ) section
Scientific Technical & Other Services from 31 January 1973
S.T.O.S.G. from 17 February 1974 – M.O. section as O.I.C. ( Officer in Charge )
To perform two months supernumerary general duty at # 34 Division ( Fairfield ) from 3 June 1974 to 2 August 1974
To perform two months supernumerary general duty at # 18 Division ( Parramatta ) from 1 August 1976 to 25 September 1976
# 34 Division – Fairfield from 23 January 1977 on General Duties
# 8 Division – Balmain – from 25 September 1977 as Assistant Officer
# 22 Division – Liverpool – from 12 March 1978 as Assistant Officer
Technical Support Branch from 31 August 1980 as Information Officer
# 22 Division from 9 May 1982 as OIC of Division
Wollongong from 11 February 1983 as Assistant Superintendent
Service: From 1 March 1943to 11 July 1985= 42+years Service
As a Cadet – Kevin passed the ‘Outfit Cycles’ course on 19 May 1943 and, it appears, again on 18 October 1948. He was ‘authorised’ to driver General Duty Cars on the 6 October 1977 ( as a Sgt 1/c it would seem ). During a class test on the 1 October 1948, he could do 110 words per minute in Shorthand.
As a Policeman – Kevin successfully completed course of training in the “Identi-Kit” system.
Completed the 1969 Course in Criminology
Attended Disaster Commanders Course # 2 from 20 to 24 November 1978
Attended Course # 803 – Disaster Control at the Aust. Counter Disaster College, Mt. Macedon, Victoria.
Awards: On the 13 May 1971 he was awarded the Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
Kevin was a lovely bloke who knew and looked after his troops.
A tall man at 6′ 3″, he was 13 stone, 13 lb when he joined the NSWPF with blue eyes, black hair and a single man who was a general farm hand, for 18 months, prior to joining “the job”.
Kev married on the 29 September 1951
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I randomly ran into Kev at Coles, Moss Vale, about two years ago ( 2016 ). We didn’t have a great deal to do with each other directly over my 27 years of Policing but we knew each other to the point that I approached him to say g’day.
Apart from age, he hadn’t changed much but bugger me if he didn’t remember my name and without even bringing the topic up, he said that what “they” did to me ( stemming from my on duty fatal mva in 2002 ) “was wrong”. That comment really touched me. You think that you are insignificant in the scheme of things but there are people on the side who remember you for the good work that you did – not the mishaps that occurred upon the journey of policing.
We chatted for a few minutes but it was lovely to run into him and have that last chat.
May Kev forever Rest In Peace.
Greg Callander
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Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), Saturday 28 April 1984, page 9
New search for girl’s body
WOLLONGONG: Police are planning a new search for the body of five year old Renee Aitkin who vanished 10 weeks ago from her home in Narooma.
Renee disappeared during the night from the bedroom she shared with her brother, Bradley, 8.
Superintendent Kevin Lawler, of Wollongong, said yesterday it would be at least three weeks before the police needed for this fourth search would be available.
“We’ve got too many on leave at the moment to raise the numbers, and there’ll be more sitting for exams during the May holidays,” he said.
Early this month Chief Inspector Bob Snape, of Wollongong, said research in Victoria had led them to conclude that Renee had been murdered and that her body was somewhere around Narooma.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 11 March 1949 (No.37), page 677
The 18th day of February, 1949.
BY virtue of the authority vested in me by the District Courts Act, 1912, I hereby appoint Constable Kevin Michael Lawler to act as Bailiff at Lake Cargelligo of the District Court holden at Wyalong during the absence of Sergeant Richard John Law.
Macca was a member of ‘Friends and associates of the Blue Liners Australia’ motor cycle club.
All Blue Liners and friends of Macca welcome, motorcycles highly welcome and Blue Liner Clothing. Lets make this a send off worthy of ‘ THE MACCA ‘.
Lets get together and celebrate our brothers larger than life life.
Paul also was recently married on 1 November 2017
A few of us paid Macca (Paul McKay) a visit today. He seems to be going okay. with Ray Robinson and Paul Porter. 16 January 2018
Constable 1/c Course BACK ROW: ( L – R ) Steve COLEMAN # 16303, Peter RACKLEY # 16113, Peter STARLING # 16173, Peter JOHNSON # 16180, Harry BAKER # 16055, Noel RADBURN # 16167, Don COLQUHOUN # 16252 MIDDLE ROW: George MANERA # 16109, Sam NICHOLSON # 16282, Colin CROSSLAND # 16267, Paul McKAY # 16231, Steve MAWSON # 16163, Stephen DAVIES # 16137, Ross EMERSON # 15904 FRONT ROW: Robert DREW # 16134, Sue BRENNAN # P/W 190, Roger FORD # 11545 ( Instructor ), Kevin JOHNSON # 7887 ( Director ), Peter MOFFATT # 8171 ( Instructor ), Geoffrey JENKINS # 16130, Hank KIRCH # 16011
November 2017
Stephen Frederick COLYER
| 22/03/2018
Stephen Frederick COLYER
AKA Steve
Late of South West Rocks, NSW formerly of Wollongong
Everyone is welcome to farewell Stephen Colyer (My Dad) on Monday 19/03/2018 at 12 Midday at Walkers Crematorium and Memorial Gardens in Frederickton.
If you know Dad from The Golf club, Bowles or The Marine Rescue Annette(My Mum) and I would love you to wear your uniforms or if your a die hard Bulldog supporter like Dad wear your jerseys!
Stephen Colyer October 30, 2017 · South West Rocks · Received my Coxswain certificate from Marine Rescue today
Steve at the console of VKG 2. – 5 January 2015
Stephen Colyer October 30, 2017 · South West Rocks · Received my Coxswain certificate from Marine Rescue today
Linda N Joe November 25, 2017 · A great day on the water with William Jackson Stephen Colyer. Missing Hottie…
Loraine Barnett is with Stephen Colyer and Ronald Rider. March 2 at 7:40pm ·
Amanda Reynolds added 4 new photos — with Stephen Colyer. March 14 at 3:44pm · Coniston · To the greatest man that’s ever walked the planet, Rest In Peace my beautiful Dad! You were taken far to soon and shocked all of us but we all will miss your amazing smile, crazy laugh and selfless personality! You’re my hero and you will never ever leave my heart xxx
Bob Sedgwick is with Stephen Colyer. March 14 at 5:40pm · Stephen Colyer you left us too early it’s a crying shame.. all our condolences to Annette and the family during this time of sadness. from the diving fraternity from Bass Point…you will be sadly missed but not forgotten……….14-03-2018. RIP Steve.
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Frederick Neville COOK
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Frederick Neville COOK
AKA Fred
Late of Tahmoor
New South Wales Police Force
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Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 10 June 1952
The relatives and friends of Fred are kindly invited to attend his funeral service to be held on Thursday 15th March 2018 at the St Anthony’s Catholic Church, Tahmoor at 11:00am
On the 30 August 1973 he was “Commended for his interest and enthusiasm for the good of the Service in suggesting a more efficient procedure in recording breach reports / parts C of Infringement Notices the subject of Court Process.
L. F. Newman, Deputy Commissioner of Police File: P52150/6858
Courses: Supervision Certificate Course in 1982 at Blacktown Technical College
Disaster Controller / Commanders Course # 12 from 7 – 11 November 1983
Induction & Training Officers Course ( Class 78/2 ) at Academy from 1 – 12 May 1978
Appointed Liaison Officer between Department and Parramatta City Disaster Plan Committee – 21 June 1979
Traffic Planning & Control course at University of NSW 23 June 1980
Australian Counter Disaster College Executive course from 8 – 13 June 1980
Senior Sergeant Course # 6 of 1980
Born: 16 November 1931 in Clacton, England
Died on: Thursday 8 March 2018
Age: 86 years, 3 months, 20 days
Cause: ?
Event location:
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Monday 19 March 2018 @ 11am
Funeral location: Garden Chapel, Castlebrook Memorial Park, 712 Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill
Wake: Hill Bowling Club, Baulkham Hills
Funeral Parlour: Allan Drew Funerals
Buried at: ?
Memorial located at: ?
GEORGE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
Funeral location:
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
GREAVES
George Henry Robin
16.11.1931 – 8.3.2018
Aged 86 years
Late of Dural
Beloved husband of Margaret (dec) and Irene,
brother to Anne and
cherished father of Mark and Robyn (dec).
Dear in the hearts of his grandchildren, great grandchildren and extended families.
Forever in Our Hearts
The family and friends of GEORGE are warmly invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the
Garden Chapel, Castlebrook Memorial Park, Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill on
MONDAY (19th March 2018) commencing at 11:00 am.
Afterwards at the Hills Bowling Club, Baulkham Hills.
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Mar. 14, 2018
Upon joining the NSWPF, George was 6′ tall and weighed 12 stone 5 lb, had blue eyes and light brown hair. He was single at the time but married on the 19 March 1955.
Prior to joining the NSWPF, George was a Cadet clerk with the Essex Country Constabulary ( England ) for 4 months.
On the 1 July 1951 he could do 110 words per minute in Shorthand and obtained 88.5% marks at completion of Training Class, Police Training Centre, Penrith in September – October 1951.
Nothing further, at this time, is known about this man, or his career, other than he was the Traffic Commander for the 1986 Pope’s visit to Blacktown – 27 Division.
Cal
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Denis PERCY
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Denis PERCY OAM
brother of former NSWPF member – Jerry ( R.I.P. )
Late of ?
NSW Police Cadet # 1631
New South Wales Police Force
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 11425[/alert_yellow]
Rank: NSW Police Cadet – commenced 5 December 1960
Probationary Constable – appointed 10 May 1965
Constable – appointed 10 May 1966
Senior Constable – appointed 10 May 1974
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 26 May 1981
Inspector – 1989
Former President of the United Nations Police Association of Australia for over 20 years
Stations: ?, 6 Division ( late 1970’s ), Chatswood ( 1980’s ? ), Manager – Equal Employment Opportunity Section – Inspector ( 1989 ), Patrol Commander – Ryde, Local Area Commander – Blue Mountains ( 2000 )
Service: From 5 December 1960to? ? ? = ? years Service
Abel TasmanWe did our Associate Diploma in Justice Administration together at the old Mitchell College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt Uni). He was a gentleman, a real character and a policeman’s policeman.
George KrooglikRIP Denis. Still have his business card when he visited Albury on the 12.7.03 in his capacity as a Director and Travel Writer for True Blue Guided Tours. Condolences to his family and friends. He was a very likable guy…
David AsplandDavid is an administrator in this group.I first met Denis at the Police Academy in December 1980. He was my Training and Induction Officer for Chatswood. I still remember our first meeting with Denis wearing gold chains around his neck and gold rings on several of his fingers, which was very different to Tommy Lupton and Maurie Green. In spite of this, I stayed in the job and Denis and I kept bumping into each other over the years at places like the Mitchell College, Bathurst.. One of the strangest meetings was at Hill End during Easter 1984. I was doing a spot of relieving duty after a very busy time on Mt Panorama at Easter 1983. I was carrying out a foot patrol of the town when I saw what was obviously an unmarked police vehicle come bouncing off the end of the Bridle Track. It was Denis and his offsider carrying out an “EEO Tour” of the state. After several coffees and a chat, he proceeded off in the direction Mudgee. I kept bumping into him at odd events like the 1988 Bicentennial when he was the Barracks Sergeant at UNSW responsible for keeping us country cops in line. Last time I met him he was Acting LAC in the Blue Mountains sometime around 2000. He was a thoroughly likeable old rogue and he will be very badly missed.
Chris DeveryI remember meeting him in College St when I first came to work there in the early ‘90s. He was well respected by the cops I worked with then.
Les de BelinDenis was a bit of a traveller. Always remember the story he told when he was driving in the southern states of US, and was pulled over by the local town sheriff for speeding. Denis showed his NSW Police ID to the sheriff who replied in his most southern drawl, “That’s a very pretty badge Sir. In fact its about the prettiest darn Police badge I ever did see. You can have the pretty badge back,…………and this speeding ticket too”
Lex BoothRIP Denis. ANZAC days will not be the same without you. Who is going to edit True Blue (UN Police newsletter). We (TRG) drove him mad when he was the barracks supervisor at Bathurst. He would tell us that we all knew the rules but he could trust us to break every one of them.
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Editor of True Blue ( UN Police newsletter )
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PERCY, Denis OAM
Passed away surrounded by his wife and children on March 5, 2018.
Aged 73 years.Adored husband of Alexandra, and father of Natalie and Grant.
A wonderful Husband and Father
A great Man
A great Mate
A great Policeman and Ambassador for the UN “Policing for Peace”
Denis’ service will be held in St Mary’s Catholic Church, 264 Miller Street, North Sydney on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 1pm.
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Mar. 17, 2018
Alex, Grant and Natalie – much love to you all. Losing such a magnificent man will not be easy, but you will have our support. So many of my fond childhood memories from visiting Sydney include Uncle Denis. The strength, love and support he provided me after Nanna’ passing will never be forgotten.
See you all at Bangalow, sorry we can’t be in Sydney with you.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), Tuesday 14 November 1995, page 5
Embalmed bodies in family crypt damaged: police
SYDNEY: Two embalmed bodies tampered with at the Northern Suburbs Cemetery was “the most offensive case” a senior policeman has had to handle, a police statement said yesterday.
Police would not divulge how the bodies had been damaged but the statement said the family vault housing the bodies had been forced open.
The two embalmed bodies were tampered with between September 23 and November 2 this year during a break-and-enter on the vault.
The bodies had been secured in lead-lined coffins in the crypt.
“I have been a member of the police for more than 30 years and this is the most offensive case I have dealt with in my career,” Ryde Patrol Commander Inspector Dennis Percy said in the statement.
Police were appealing to anyone who may have information on the incident.
Buried at: Marge ( Reg’s wife who predeceased him ) & Reg’s Ashes will be interred at Nowendoc later in 2018, as per Reg’s request where he and Marge shared very happy times when he was stationed there as the Lock Up Keeper.
Memorial located at: ?
Greville Reginald PINKERTON – 2016
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Passed away in Adelaide 4/3/18, age 94 ( police sergeant in Broken Hill 1960 – 1979 ).
Loved and missed by Marge ( deceased ), Ron and Polly, Max and Anita, Peter and Rosemary and his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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This Plaque will be presented to Superintendent Paul SMITH at the Back To Barrier Reunion in May, 2017.
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City’s finest to reunite
Thursday, 14th July, 2016
By Michael Murphy
BEST EVER: A Ford 351 GT/XB 2 door hardtop patrolling the border at Curlwaa near Wentworth circa 1977.
Former local police officers have already begun telling tales of the good old days ahead of a reunion next year.
Ray Gardoll, who served with the local police force from 1995 to 2009, has started to get inquiries from as far away as Thailand about the two-day event planned in May.
Even a 95-year-old former sergeant has put his hand up to make the trek back to the Hill for the occasion. After he got word on the street, former sergeant Reg Pinkerton rang the local police station to confirm details.
Sergeant Pinkerton retired around 1979. As well as Broken Hill, he served at Albion Park, Mullumbimby and Nowendock, where he was issued a horse and had the assistance of “black trackers” to look for stolen cattle throughout the local ranges.
One local bloke reported he had been “saved from a life of crime by a swift boot up the bum from Sgt Pinkerton back in the day”.
Many locals would remember one of the city’s longest serving police officers, Garry Nowlan, who has been in fine form posting old pictures and yarns on the Back to Barrier Facebook site.
The former highwayman rated the Ford 351 GT/XB 2 door Hardtop as the best patrol car he ever had the pleasure to drive.
“It was easy to catch the hoodlums at the Hill in those days,” Nowlan wrote.
“If they got away, you just parked in Argent Street for a while and they were back in 10 minutes.
“They just could not resist doing ‘the lap’ and we were there waiting for them.”
Ray Gardoll got the idea for the Back to Barrier reunion after celebrating a similar event in Blacktown, NSW, earlier this year.
“I had a ball, an absolute ball, and I thought I would do it here and see what the response is … and the response has been great.”
He said word was beginning to spread, and about 300 people had logged on and liked the Facebook page, with about three quarters of those having served in the local district.
The Barrier police region stretches from Tibooburra in the north to Wentworth, Dareton and Buronga in the south, to Ivanhoe in the east.
Ray said about ten local retired officers still lived in the Hill.
Ray’s own career was cut short when a “drunken crook” tripped over and destroyed his knee.
“We were carrying her out to put her in the cells, and she tripped and fell and grabbed the first thing she could, and it just happened to be my knee,” Ray said.
Ray said he would love to hear from anyone who would be interested in the reunion, and he would be forming a committee in the next few months to work out and organise the finer details of the event.
If you know anyone who would be interested, point them to Facebook.com/BarrierReunion2017.
Standing: Geoff Mobbs. Peter Cinitis. Russell Lloyd. Harry Steele. Seated. Steve Behsmann. Reg Pinkerton. Ted Murray. All these officers served in the Barrier Command. Photo taken at the Back To Barrier Reunion 2017 in May.
Reg Pinkerton being presented with his National Police Service Medal by Superintendent Paul Smith. Geoff Mobbs supporting Reg.
Police Association meeting at the Broken Hill Musicians Club 1977. Back Row. L to R Neil Stewart, Dave Stuart, Reg Pinkerton, ?, Ken Richards, Bob Morgan (mostly obscured) Terry Picker, Don Forsyth, Jim Brown, Barry Esling, Bryce Farlow, Allan Moseley, ?, Neville Wenban. Front Row. L to R. John Sylvester Wilkinson aka Yogi, ?, Bill Lidden aka Truthfull (?), Steven Behsmann, Garry Nowlan & Neil Scarr.
Police Association meeting at the Broken Hill Musicians Club 1977. Reg Pinkerton
