Dennis Charles MATTS
Dennis Charles MATTS
Late of ?
New South Wales Police Force
Redfern Police Academy Class 088
Regd. # 10197
Rank: Commended training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 14 August 1961 ( aged 20 years, 0 months, 2 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 30 October 1961 ( aged 20 years, 2 months, 18 days )
Constable – appointed 30 October 1962
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967
Senior Constable – appointed 1 April 1971
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 6 June 1979
Sergeant – Retirement
Stations: ?, Cooma, Liverpool ( 22 Division )( Cst 1/c ), , ?, Eden – Lock Up Keeper, Orana District – Retirement
Service: From 14 August 1961 to 30 October 1996 = 35 years, 2 months, 16 days Service
Age at Retirement: 55 years, 2 months, 18 days
Time in Retirement: 20 years, 7 months, 13 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 6 November 1980 ( Sgt )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( Sgt )
2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 August 1997 ( Sgt )
Born: Tuesday 12 August 1941
Died on: Monday 12 June 2017
Age: 75 years, 10 months, 0 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 16 June 2017 @ 1pm
Funeral location: Manna House Church, 8 Bellevue Street, South Nowra, NSW
Buried at: ?
Memorial located at: ?
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Nowra welcomes Melbourne Cup tour
THE Shoalhaven’s Melbourne Cup tour jumped from the starting barrier and raced towards the finishing line on Friday.
The tour of the golden cup started in the morning in Nowra’s Jelly Bean Park and people jockeyed for positions to get their photos taken with the $175 000 cup.
Racing fans, school children and interested passer-bys all took the chance to have a photo take with the iconic trophy.
Even the grandson of Etienne de Mestre, trainer of Archer who won the first Melbourne Cup in 1861, Mark de Mestre took the chance to have his photo taken with the cup.
Mr de Mestre said seeing the cup gives him and many others pleasure and excitement.The cup tour included stops Osborne Nursing home, a school, a pre-school and the Shoalhaven Business awards.
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/3327279/melbourne-cup-tour-photos/
First published 22 June 2017
Updated 14 July 2025
