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Tasmania Police Museum

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 448 187 621

Address: 28 Bathurst Street 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.tasmaniapolicemuseum.com.au

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25.01.2022 The Police Museum recently discovered a photograph album containing a number of black and white photos of former country and suburban police stations and police residences. We have managed to identify a few locations but are now calling on the collective knowledge of our followers to help identify a few more. If you can identify a station, please comment on the photograph rather than on the main page.

25.01.2022 Thank you again to those who assisted identifying some of the retired officers last week. However, we are still trying to identify the retired officers in these photographs. Disregard the name tags on photos 1 and 6. They do not match any officer employed by Tasmania Police, therefore the officers true names are different to those displayed, just as Peter Carter's full name was actually Robert William Carter, but he was known as Peter and his name tag at retired officer's functions was always 'Peter Carter'.

24.01.2022 On 22 October 2020, whilst returning from the Tasmanian Central Highlands, I took a detour past the former Victoria Valley Police Station. The station was opened in 1874 and formally closed on 20 September 1941. The station and residence has certainly seen better days. RIP

23.01.2022 Many would be familiar with this photograph of the old Longford Police Office and Municipal Council Offices in Smith Street, Longford. The photograph was taken in November 1936, prior to the building being demolished to make way for new Council and Police premises. The site is now the location of the offices of the Northern Midlands Council. I was recently sent a copy of this photograph with details written on the rear by the photographer. The details read - "Taken 5/11/...1936 by K Rudd Old residence of Chief Police Officer (bottom floor) old Court Rooms, Council Offices and Police Offices (top floor) At rear - Old Gaol with Watch House Keepers residence on left. Standing in front Constable A.L. Wright and H.G. Smith. Top of steps W.H. Davis assistant to C (Council) Clerk. Building shortly after demolished to make way for new premises". Included as a couple of additional photographs of the same building, prior to it being demolished.

21.01.2022 Training Course Course 68 - Graduated August 1971

21.01.2022 It is with great sadness that the Tasmania Police Museum acknowledges the passing of retired Inspector and former Museum Curator, Russell Stanford Ames. Russ was the inaugural curator of the Tasmania Police Museum from shortly after the Museum's inception in 2003, until his retirement from that role in January 2017. During this time he spent much of his retirement years as a driving force behind the Police Museum, making it the excellent repository of Tasmania Police histo...ry, artefacts and information it is today. In 2016, Russ was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his work with the Police Museum and his tireless assistance to other historical groups. In the last few years, Russ has suffered a number of health problems which firstly saw him relinquish his role as Museum Curator, although he remained an active and valued member of the Tasmania Police Historical Group. With continuing health problems, Russ reluctantly tendered his resignation from the Historical Group and the Tasmania Police Museum in order to concentrate on his health. On behalf of the Tasmania Police Historical Group and the Tasmania Police Museum, the Executive wishes to thank Russell Stanford Ames OAM for his outstanding work for the Group and the Museum over many years and offers our sympathy and condolences to his family.

20.01.2022 Information Bureau Carol Singers, date unknown. Does anyone recognise these singers........ and were they any good?

19.01.2022 The end of the horse mounted police in Tasmania was decreed in September 1936, when the decision was taken to fully mechanise the police force. It was seen as an easy decision to make because all horses were privately owned by individual officers and there had been no capital invested in horse breeding or training establishments by the police or government, although it would take about 10 years for horses to be completely phased out. The arrangement of police officers purc...hasing their own motorcycle and being paid an allowance for its use remained in place for sixteen years until all motorcycles owned by Troopers were replaced by 84 departmentally owned motorcycle and sidecar units during the 1935-36 financial year. It was initially envisaged that the complete mechanisation of the police force, that is the replacement of all privately owned motorcycles to departmentally owned machines would take about 10 years, however an additional injection of funding by the Government allowed the purchase of the balance of 54 motor-cycles and side-cars in September 1938. The completed scheme provided for 84 motor-cycle units, 76 of which were used by police troopers at various stations and eight by the highway patrol constables. By this time, it was reported that only two or three troopers in Tasmania would continue to use horses when the mechanisation arrangements were completed. The new 84 new Harley Davidson motorcycle and sidecar outfits were presented to the Government (Attorney General Mr E. J. Ogilvie, The Minister for Lands and Works, Major T.H. Davies, and the Premier, Mr A.G. Ogilvie, K.C.) by the Commissioner of Police Colonel J.E.C. Lord and the Metropolitan Superintendent W.G. Oakes, at the Government Offices, Franklin Square in October 1938.

18.01.2022 Forty eight years ago today, on the 4th of April 1972, the Bellerive Police station at Bligh Street, Rosny was officially opened by the Attorney-General and Minister for Police, the Honourable E.M. (Max) Bingham and Commissioner of Police Mr P.W. Fletcher. Below is the official program for the opening ceremony on that day. (Note the plans contained within the brochure do not present a security risk today due to the extensive re-modelling of the station over the past 48 years).

18.01.2022 Ju-Jitsu training 1932

17.01.2022 Commendation for Brave Conduct Constable William Brown Foster William (Bill) Brown Foster was an ex Scottish police officer who served with the City of Glasgow Police, prior to emigrating to Tasmania in late 1965, at the age of 32. He was one of the 143 British police officers who emigrated to Tasmania between 1963 and 1976, looking for a better life for themselves and their families. Bill Foster was appointed to Tasmania Police on 29 November 1965 and attended the Polic...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Unidentified police woman circa 1940's ?

14.01.2022 Some of the original 1938 Harley Davidson motorcycle and sidecar units photographed at Hobart Headquarters on 1 October 1946. Left to right Constables Clifford Stewart, Francis Robson, Reginald Dalwood, Douglas Harris, Thomas Howard, Winwood Tatnell, ... Mechanics J. Dowling, Keith Hedberg, F. Betts See more

13.01.2022 A recently discovered photograph in the Police Museum files. Tasmania Police Highway Patrol members at the opening of the New Aerodrome at Cambridge on 14 February 1937. The officers are L to R (standing) - Highway Patrol Constable Thomas Stewart, Trooper Sydney Yard, Trooper John George, Trooper Leslie Wilkins, (in sidecar ) Sergeant William Barker.

11.01.2022 Ford F100 Divisional Van 1980's

09.01.2022 Reginald John Lindsay OAM (7 July 1929 5 August 2008) was an Australian country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality. He won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than 500 songs in his 50-year music career. Lindsay recorded over 65 albums and 250 singles. (Wikipedia.org) In January 1974 he won a Golden Guitar trophy at the Country Music Awards of Australia for Best Male Vocal and in October 1974, as part of an Australian Tour, Reg Lindsay visited Launceston and Hobart. Whilst in Launceston, Constables John Shea, Steve Harrop and Tony Campbell were given the job of babysitting him. Here is the galant trio shadowing Reg as he leaves MTC Jessops in Charles Street.

09.01.2022 THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE TASMANIA POLICE SUPPORT SERVICES BUILDING, HOBART. On the 11th of July 1990, Tasmania Police celebrated the opening of the new police Support Services Building in Bathurst Street, Hobart. The building was officially opened by the Honourable Ken Wriedt, M.H.A, the then Minister for Police and Emergency Services, accompanied by W.J. (Bill) Horman, A.P.M., Commissioner of Police. The Support Services Building was Stage One of a three...Continue reading

07.01.2022 The Police Museum was recently contacted by Craig Whitcombe who found the old Burnie Booze bus quietly rusting away in a paddock, where it had been for 6 years. It was apparently in poor condition with some damage caused by vandals. Craig rescued the bus and has now converted it back to a usable motorhome with only 90,000 klms on the clock. If anyone has any photographs of the old girl from days gone by, why not share them here with the Museum and Craig.

07.01.2022 City Police Station laneway 1964

06.01.2022 Who sat at this desk?

06.01.2022 Detective Training Course No. 1 1967 We've managed to pick out a few familiar faces. Can you identify more?

06.01.2022 To lose a child is terrible, to lose both twins within a day of each other to measles must have been heartbreaking for the Rainsford family. Constable Henry Rainsford was a constable and watch house keeper with the Oatlands Municipal Police. His wife Mary, was employed by the police as a female searcher. The Rainsford family suffered greatly in 1881.

06.01.2022 Who remembers this room? Where was it?

05.01.2022 It's official! 1/C Constable Anthony Ronald (Tony) 'Buck' Buckingham is the longest serving member of Tasmania Police since its formation on the 1st of January 1899. 'Buck' was appointed a Junior Constable at Hobart CIB on the 9th of December 1965 at the tender age of 16 years, 4 months and 16 days. He retired on the 23rd of July 2014, the day before his 65th birthday. Buck served in many areas of Tasmania Police including uniform, criminal investigation, stock stealing, ...traffic, the communication section, a secondment to the Commonwealth Police with an overseas peacekeeping deployment to Cyprus in 1970, ending his career as Officer-In-Charge of Orford for 14 years. During this time Buck received many awards and commendations for his work and in 2002 was honoured with the presentation of the Australian Police Medal (APM) in the Australia Day Honours List. Buck served the Tasmanian Community for a total of 48 years, 7 months and 15 days, a figure which will most likely never be beaten while the maximum age remains at 65. Well done Buck. An achievement worth recognising!

05.01.2022 Who remembers using one of these during their workday?

05.01.2022 Here's a blast from the recent past! (courtesy of the Examiner newspaper and You Tube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRviXef-0rc

04.01.2022 Parade at Hobart, circa 1940's. Uniform members in the foreground, motorcycle troopers far end of the front rank, CIB detectives far end of the rear rank.

04.01.2022 The Tasmania Police Museum is attempting to identify the former police officers in these photographs taken at a number of retired office functions in the 1990's. If you can identify these officers please add the name to the photograph. Many thanks.

02.01.2022 This photograph has some significance this month?

01.01.2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Tasmania Police Museum will be closed on Tuesday 17 March 2020. Due to the current concerns regarding the coronavirus, a decision will be made in the next week whether the Museum remains closed for any length of time. We’ll keep you informed.