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Sep 4, 20212 min read
HOWARD, Sydney 'Skip'
From the DRUM magazine September 2006 (via National Library Australia - Pandora repository) Sydney ‘Skip’ Howard joined the NT Police on...
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Sep 4, 20215 min read
HIGGS, Horace
This paper was written by and supplied courtesy of Graeme Fry (contacts held by the museum) Horace Higgs also known as “Jerry” was born...
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Sep 4, 20213 min read
HARVEY, Roy 'Bluey'
DOB 30/9/34 Appointed 13/6/1957 Promoted Constable First Class 13/6/1965 Promoted Senior Constable 13/6/1972 Retired (Medically) 2/2/1978...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 20213 min read
HANSON, Richard Davies
This paper was written by and supplied courtesy of Graeme Fry (contacts held by the museum) Richard Hanson [Also spelt Hansen in some...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 202117 min read
HALL, Victor Charles ' Vic'
Vic Hall was sworn in as a Mounted Constable with' R. Reid 15-09-1924 V.C Hall 05-11-1924 G.C.H. Stott 18-12-1924 W.C. Littlejohn...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 202117 min read
GRANT, Arthur 'Saus'
This page is under construction Arthur Alexander ‘Saus’ Grant joined the NT Police on 29/7/1959 - registered number 116 Retired 7/6/1992...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Water Police in 1981
Mobile Police Fleet - This article appeared in The Star newspaper on Wednesday, August 26, 1981. The transcribed text is below the image....
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Early Maritime History of the NT
An excellent book on the broader maritime history of the NT is; Northern Voyages: Australia's Monsoon Coast In Maritime History by Dr...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 4, 20211 min read
Water Police - Early History
Some of the early retired members from the Police Marine and Fisheries Section (under various titles) were; (help us develop this list...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20213 min read
Public Order Response Team
In the lead up to the Governor General visit to Alice Springs in 1960 a team is assembled for public order response. Graham 'Lovey'...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Early use of Aircraft in the NT
The text below is from "A Force Apart?" by Dr Bill Wilson Aircraft and motor vehicles played a lesser role in the development of the...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
From "A Force Apart?" by Dr Bill Wilson
The emergence of the motor vehicle in Darwin went almost without comment until 1925 when the local press reported the emergence of a new...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Holden
Holden was founded in 1856 as a saddlery maker and entered automotive manufacture in 1908. Today GM Holden has an engine plant at...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Pride Caravelle
During Cyclone Tracy the 21 ft Pride Caravelle Police Launch was destroyed. Primo Bonato recounts how it was found around a week later...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
PV Emma Lambrick
The Emma Lambrick was a 9.98m twin hull powercat. Engines - twin Volvo Penta TAMD KAD42 Duoprop motors. Draught of 0.45mFuel 700l Max...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Salloo
The Salloo was built in the mid 1970's* for the Queensland as a Fisheries Patrol Vessel to USL codes by Randall. It was cruiser of GRP...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Vessels - Alphabetical list of Water Police vessels
Arnhem - NTES harbour vessel - 6.5m, commissioned 17/5/2005 and based in Darwin. Badged over to police in 2012. Aspley - 7.4m Ocean...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Honda Police Motorcycle Donated to the Museum
A 1967 Honda 350 was donated to the Museum in 2011 - Read about it here. Brenton Hollitt had purchased the motorcycle at a caravan park...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Horses - the spurs are rusty
Exert from "The Spurs are Rusty" - By Corin Lynch - Full Poem One night he'd been telling me stories of drover's, When he said "Come 'ere...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Camels - Australian Geographic
Australian Geographic ran a story on NT Police Camel Patrols on June 15, 2010. The short text is set out below - visit their website for...
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