Roger David SMITH

28/03/2025

Roger David SMITH APM

AKA Roger SMITH, Rog, Smithy

* Nickname: ?

Late of Deniliquin, NSW

Relations in ‘the job’ Paul SMITH APM, NSWPF # 24081 ( Murray River District Commander – Albury )

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # “possibly” 078

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 9290

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on “possibly” Monday 20 April 1959 ( aged 20 years, 1 months, 4 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 1 June 1959 ( aged 20 years, 2 months, 16 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 June 1965

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 1 June 1969

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 May 1974

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 February 1982

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 4 August 1984

Inspector – appointed 26 October 1988

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Chief Inspector

Stations: ?, Deniliquin ( 1st time )( Stock Squad ), Collarenebri ( O.I.C. ), ?, Wellington ( O.I.C. ), ?, Gilgandra ( O.I.C. ), ?, Deniliquin ( 2nd time )( 1970s – 1980s )( SenSgt – Insp ), Bourke – Retirement

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 20 April 1959 to 5 July 1994 = 35 years, 2 months, 15 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 20 April 1959 to 5 July 1994 = 35 years, 2 months, 15 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 55 years, 3 months, 19 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 30 years, 8 months, 19 days

Awards: National Medal – granted 15 September 1980 ( Det Sgt 3/c )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 15 May 1986 ( Sgt 1/c )

Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 13 June 1994 ( Det Sgt 3/c )

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 3 October 1995 ( C/Insp )

Born: Thursday 16 March 1939

Died on: Monday 24 March 2025

Age: 86 years, 0 months, 8 days

Organ Donor: No – Age restrictive

Cause: ?

Event location: ?, Deniliquin, NSW

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

~~Funeral~~ Memorial Service date: Saturday 5 April 2025 @ noon

Funeral location: Deniliquin Golf Club, 1 Golf Club Rd, Deniliquin, NSW

Family have requested no formal police involvement at the Memorial Service and all friends and colleagues are invited to attend.

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Wake location: Deniliquin Golf Club, 1 Golf Club Rd, Deniliquin, NSW

Wake date: Saturday 5 April 2025 @ noon

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Private cremation

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: Deniliquin Police Station – a room has been dedicated in his name at the new Station

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

ROGER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Paul SMITH & his father - Roger SMITH at a Remembrance Day in Deniliquin, NSW — **Paul SMITH** # 24081 & his father – **Roger SMITH** # 9290 at a Remembrance Day in Deniliquin, NSW

Inspector Jy Brown OIC of Deniliquin Police Station with Roger Smith who is receiving his retired police pin ….a little late….as I said he loved a laugh. — **Inspector Jy Brown** OIC of Deniliquin Police Station with **Roger Smith** who is receiving his retired police pin …a little late….as I said he loved a laugh.

Another weekend in Deniliquin after the new Police Station opened. L-R Beth Docksey, Cheryl Rosewarne& Brian Rosewarne, Warren Mitchell, Ken Zegiel, Kay Smith & Roger Smith, Paula Zegiel & Allan Grogan. — Another weekend in Deniliquin after the new Police Station opened. L-R Beth **Docksey**, Cheryl **Rosewarne** & Brian **Rosewarne**, Warren **Mitchell**, Ken **Zegiel**, Kay **Smith** & Roger **Smith**, Paula **Zegiel** & Allan **Grogan**.

Wife Kay SMITH & Roger SMITH in about 2019. Roger loved a laugh. — Wife **Kay SMITH** & **Roger SMITH** in about 2019. Roger loved a laugh.

Wife Kay SMITH & Roger SMITH in about 2019. — Wife **Kay SMITH** & **Roger SMITH** in about 2019.

Deniliquin in April 2023 at lunch. L-R Jy Brown, Beth Docksey, Jenny Choice, Ross Pogonoski, Roger Smith & Kay Smith, Graham Dockey. Always a great fun and a great socialiser. — Deniliquin in April 2023 at lunch. L-R Jy **Brown**, Beth **Docksey**, Jenny **Choice**, Ross **Pogonoski**, Roger **Smith** & Kay **Smith**, Graham **Dockey**. Always a great fun and a great socialiser.

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Cal
28 March 2025

Peter Douglas NEWELL

28/03/2025

Peter Douglas NEWELL

AKA ?

* Nickname: Tracker

Late of ?

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 131

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 15338

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 8 May 1972 ( aged 27 years, 4 months, 2? days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 19 June 1972 ( aged 27 years, 5 months, 13 days )

Constable – appointed 19 June 1973

Constable 1st Class – appointed 19 June 1977

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 19 June 1981

Final Rank: = Senior Constable

Stations: ?

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 8 May 1972 to 12 March 1992 = 19 years, 10 months, 4 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From 8 May 1972 to 12 March 1992 = 19 years, 10 months, 4 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 47 years, 2 months, 6 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 16 years, 9 months, 28 days

Awards: National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( SenCon )

Peter Douglas NEWELL 01 - NSWPF 15338 - Died 9 Jan 2009

Born: Saturday 6 January 1945 at Werris Creek, NSW

Died on: Friday 9 January 2009

Age: 64 years, 0 months, 3 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: ? January 2009

Funeral location: ?

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Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Tenterfield Cemetery, Western St, Tenterfield, NSW

Grave Location: Section: TC – South Lawns Row: Lb Plot: 25

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

PETER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO

PETER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED ?

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Kenneth Owen

Friday 28 March 2025

Last week I was able to visit the grave of a former work mate and arguably the most influential Australian fishing lure maker.

Peter Douglas NEWELL was born at Werris Creek on 6 January 1945. After working with the CBA ( Commonwealth Bank of Australia ) and NSW Rail, he joined the NSWPF on 8 May 1972 and was attested on 19 June 1972 ( R/N 15338 ).

Peter retired on 12 March 1992 at the rank of Senior Constable. He passed away on 9 January 2009 and is buried at Tenterfield.

RIP old friend.

Class 131 - 01 - 1973 — Class 131 – 1973

Class 131 - 02 - 2023 reunion — Class 131 – 2023 reunion

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Cal
28 March 2025

John STANFORD

28/03/2025

John STANFORD

AKA Jack STANFORD ?

* Nickname: Hulk

Late of Manilla, NSW ?

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

Lionel Jack STANFORD, NSWPF # 05954 ( Father to John )

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:

N. A. STANFORD, NSWPF 06755 ?

W. STANFORD, NSWPF # 08550 ?

Colin J. STANFORD, NSWPF # 13454 – NSWP Cadet # 2288 ?

P. STANFORD, NSWPF # 17112 ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 136

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 15951

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 6 August 1973 ( aged 23 years, 6 months, 4 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Wednesday 19 September 1973 ( aged 23 years, 7 months, 17 days )

Constable – appointed 19 September 1974

Constable 1st Class – appointed 19 September 1978

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 19 August 1982

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Senior Constable

Stations: ?, Orange ( GDs )( late 1970s ), ?, Tamworth ( Crime Scene Unit )( late 1980s – early 1990s ), ?, Sydney Crime Scene Unit – Retirement

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 6 August 1973 to 3 August 2007 = 33 years, 11 months, 28 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 6 August 1973 to 3 August 2007 = 33 years, 11 months, 28 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 57 years, 6 months, 1 day

Time in Retirement from Police: 17 years, 7 months, 10 days

Awards: National Medal – granted 15 December 1989 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 24 March 2000 ( SenCon )

John STANFORD 02 - NSWPF 15951 - Died 13 March 2025

Born: Thursday 2 February 1950

Died on: Thursday 13 March 2025

Age: 75 years, 1 months, 11 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: ? March 2025 ( already held )

Funeral location: ?

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Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: Shaun Hamilton Funerals, 125 Marius St, Tamworth, NSW

Buried at: Cremated

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

JOHN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Class 136 - Redfern Police Academy - September 1973 Image from Dennis Clarke — **Class 136** – Redfern Police Academy – September 1973
Image from Dennis Clarke

John STANFORD 01 - NSWPF 15951 - Died 13 March 2025

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Cal
27 March 2025

Gregory John SEALE

28/03/2025

Gregory John SEALE

AKA Greg SEALE, Gregory SEALE

* Nickname: ?

Late of ?

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: Lauren SEALE, NSWPF # 38674 ?

Matthew SEALE, NSWPF # 41770 ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – started with Class # 088 – Finished with Class 094

NSW Police Cadet # 1690

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 10646

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 14 August 1961 ( aged 17 years, 4 months, 7 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Sunday 7 April 1963 ( aged 19 years, 0 months, 0 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 7 April 1968

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed 7 April 1972

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 15 April 1979

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 10 May 1987

Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Inspector

Stations: ?, Balmain ( Detectives )( Det Sgt 3/c ), ?, Enfield – Retirement

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 14 August 1961 to 7 October 1993 = 32 years, 1 months, 23 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 14 August 1961 to 7 October 1993 = 32 years, 1 months, 23 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 49 years, 6 months, 0 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 31 years, 5 months, 17 days

Awards: National Medal – granted 20 January 1981 ( Det Sgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Sgt )

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Sgt )

Gregory John SEALE 02 - NSWPF 10646 - Died 24 March 2025

Born: Friday 7 April 1944

Died on: Monday 24 March 2025

Age: 80 years, 11 months, 17 days

Organ Donor: No – Age restrictive

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: Thursday 3 April 2025 @ 11.30am

Funeral location: Hogbin Drive Crematorium Chapel, Hogbin Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Coffs – Clarence Police District will provide an official Police Guard of Honour

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Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

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Balmain Detectives - c1979 Back Row ( L - R ) Det Cst 1/c E. RIGGS, Det Sgt 2/c M.P. COOPER, P.C. Cst 1/c B. CARANGELO, Det Sgt 1/c J.K. ELLIS, Det Sgt 3/c L.J. MARNING, P.C. Cst D.C. LINDSAY, Det Sgt 3/c Alf PEATE # 9851 Middle Row ( L - R ) Det Cst 1/c A.W. CLARK, Det Sgt 3/c N.R. APPLEBY, Det Sgt 2/c C. ASHFORD, Det SenCon F. GIORDANO, Det Sgt 3/c Gregory John SEALE # 10646, Det SenCon B.J. SUTCLIFFE, Det Cst 1/c M.J. NIMMO Front Row ( L - R ) Det Cst 1/c R.E. EMERY, P.C. Cst 1/c S.R. PAGE, Det Sgt 3/c K.R. BRADLEY, Det Sgt 3/c G.W. SCHRODER, Det SenCon M.R. NEDELKO, P.C. Cst 1/c S.J. HIGGINS, Cst W.V. SHIEL — Balmain Detectives – c1979

**Back Row** ( L – R )
Det Cst 1/c E. **RIGGS**, Det Sgt 2/c M.P. **COOPER**, P.C. Cst 1/c B. **CARANGELO**, Det Sgt 1/c J.K. **ELLIS**, Det Sgt 3/c L.J. **MARNING**, P.C. Cst D.C. **LINDSAY**, Det Sgt 3/c Alf **PEATE** # 9851

**Middle Row** ( L – R )
Det Cst 1/c A.W. **CLARK**, Det Sgt 3/c N.R. **APPLEBY**, Det Sgt 2/c C. **ASHFORD**, Det SenCon F. **GIORDANO**, Det Sgt 3/c Gregory John **SEALE** # 10646, Det SenCon B.J. **SUTCLIFFE**, Det Cst 1/c M.J. **NIMMO**

**Front Row** ( L – R )
Det Cst 1/c R.E. **EMERY**, P.C. Cst 1/c S.R. **PAGE**, Det Sgt 3/c K.R. **BRADLEY**, Det Sgt 3/c Garry Warren **SCHRODER**, Det SenCon M.R. **NEDELKO**, P.C. Cst 1/c S.J. **HIGGINS**, Cst W.V. **SHIEL**

Detectives Course – 1 of 1968. NSW Police Training Centre, 5 Feb – 26 April 1968

Rear row:-

R.E. Oswald # 10366; K.W. Ritchie # 10707; I.D.F. MacDonald # 10685; Dennis M. Gilligan # 10714; John W. Burke # 10674; B.D. Pryce # 10743; Gregory John Seale # 10646; A.J. Hogan # 9770; E.H. Dickinson # 10343; S.J. Mathews # 10706; E.J. Ellis # 10516.

Centre row:-

A.D. Tibbles # 10467; T.R. Chad # 10347; Kevin Maxwell Hillier # 10716; E.J.E. Etienne # 10125; D.A. West # 10626; P.M. Findlay # 10644; J.H. Young # 10585; J.R. Lowe # 9708; C.J. Standaloft # 10536; R.J. Neil # 10083.

Front row:-

Harry E. Delaforce # 9882; B.W. Johnston # 10778; W.C. Hanington # 10641; Sgt.3/c. R.J. Curry # ???? (Inst); Const. 1/c. J.G. Hill # ????? (Inst); Sgt.3/c. A.J. Barge # 6130 (Sen.Inst); J.R. Shiels # 9889; Patrick John Foley # 8082; R.J. Maguire # 9354.

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Cal
27 March 2025

Roy Vaino PELTONEN

28/03/2025

Roy Vaino PELTONEN

AKA ?

* Nickname: FBI

Late of Toronto, Ontario ?

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

Employment ONE – NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 127

Employment TWO – NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 155

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 14***

Rejoinee

Regd. # 17642

Employment ONE – Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 17 May 1971 ( aged years, months, days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 28 June 1971 ( aged 28 years, 4 months, 1 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Constable ?

Stations: ?, – Resignation

Employment ONE – Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 17 May 1971 to ? ? c1975? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 17 May 1971 to ? ? c1975? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Employment ONE Retirement / Leaving age: = ? years, ? months, ? days

From Employment ONE – Time in Retirement from Police: ? years, ? months, ? days

* * * * *

Employment TWO – Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 18 April 1977 ( aged 28 years, 1 months, 23 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 27 June 1977 ( aged 28 years, 4 months, 1 days )

Constable – appointed 27 July 1977

Constable 1st Class – appointed 26 August 1981

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 26 August 1985

Final Rank: = Senior Constable

Stations: ?, Armidale L.A.C. ( Traffic or HWP ) – Resignation

Employment TWO – Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 18 April 1977 to 8 February 2002 = 24 years, 9 months, 21 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 18 April 1977 to 8 February 2002 = 24 years, 9 months, 21 days Service

Employment TWO Retirement / Leaving age: = 52 years, 11 months, 13 days

From Employment TWO – Time in Retirement from Police: 23 years, 1 months, 16 days

TOTAL Employment time with NSWPF: ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Awards: National Medal – granted 28 April 1993 ( SenCon )

Born: Saturday 26 February 1949

Died on: Monday 24 March 2025

Age: 76 years, 0 months, 26 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: ? ? ?

Funeral location: ?

a private funeral is to be held

LIVE STREAM ?

Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

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Roy was involved in a serious MVA whilst in Canada several years ago and was confined to a wheelchair.

The first Highway Patrol Officers Course held at the Police Academy at Goulburn in 1986.In the photo are shown two former Liverpool Police Officers – Campbell Sydenham (@ Peter) and Terence Delatorre. Back – M. Blanch; S. Barnes; R. Baker; G. O’Dell; B. Taylor; L. Hook; B. Colley; C. Currie. Centre - J. Ferguson; A. Van Der Vliet; Roy Vaino Peltonen; Terence Delatorre; L. Miller; Greg Martin; Haans Dehaan; P. Smith. Front – Paul Lyth; N. Reid; Campbell (@Peter) Sydenham; Lonsdale; Dennis Smith; D. Cooper; G. Smith; Rick Greenfeld. — The first Highway Patrol Officers Course held at the Police Academy at Goulburn in 1986.
In the photo are shown two former Liverpool Police Officers – Campbell Sydenham (@ Peter) and Terence Delatorre.
**Back** – M. **Blanch**; S. **Barnes**; R. **Baker**; G. **O’Dell**; B. **Taylor**; L. **Hook**; B. **Colley**; C. **Currie**.
**Centre** – J. **Ferguson**; A. Van Der **Vliet**; Roy Vaino **Peltonen**; Terence **Delatorre**; L. **Miller**; Greg **Martin**; Haans **Dehaan**; P. **Smith**.
**Front** – Paul **Lyth**; N. **Reid**; Campbell (@Peter) **Sydenham**; **Lonsdale**; Dennis **Smith**; D. **Cooper**; G. **Smith**; Rick **Greenfeld**.

* Story behind any Nickname: FBI – ( Fucking Big Indian ). Roy was part Canadian Indian.

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Cal
27 March 2025

Leon Michael WICHT

28/03/2025

Leon Michael WICHT

AKA Leon WICHT

* Nickname: ?

Late of ?

I was always afraid of hurdles but I soon got over that

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

New South Wales Police Force

NSW Police Academy Redfern Class # 107

Regd. # 12049

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 16 May 1966 ( aged 19 years, 7 months, 18 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 27 June 1966 ( aged 19 years, 8 months, 30 days )

Constable – appointed 27 July 1967

Constable 1st Class – appointed 27 August 1973

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 28 August 1977

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 2 April 1988

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Sergeant

Stations: ?, ( North East District )( 1969 ), Pymble, ?, Regent St ( 2 Division )( 1970s ), Four Wheels ( 20 Division )( 1983 ), ?, City of Sydney ( 1 Division )( Central & Day St )( 1990s ), ?,

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 16 May 1966 to ? ? ? = ? years, 37 months, ? days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 16 May 1966 to ? ? ? = ? years, 37 months, ? days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = ? years, ? months, ? days

Time in Retirement from Police: ? years, ? months, ? days

Awards: National Medal – granted 18 November 1982 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 May 1992 ( Sgt )

Born: Saturday 28 September 1946

Died on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Died peacefully in his sleep during the night

Age: 78 years, 4 months, 14 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: Cancer ( Type = ? )

Event location: ?

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Requiem Mass date: Tuesday 11 March 2025 @ 11am – at the request of Leon

Funeral location: Saint Bede’s Church, 43 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW

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Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Cremated

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

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Leon is remembered, partly, as being a red headed chap in the NSW Police Choir and being an entertainer.

Class 107 - May 1966 - Redfern Academy — **Class 107** – May 1966 – Redfern Academy – taken 3 May 1967 during Secondary Training

Class 107

Keating’s son charged with assault

By Kate McClymont and Les Kennedy

May 23, 2006 — 10.00am

PATRICK KEATING, the 29-year-old son of the former prime minister, has been charged with assault after allegedly attacking a solicitor in Elizabeth Bay last month.

The assault on the Brisbane solicitor, Robert Herd, 42, is believed to have stemmed from a dispute over a Vanuatu property scheme run by Keating jnr’s father-in-law, Bruce McDonald, in which Paul Keating has also invested.

After attending Kings Cross police station on Saturday with his barrister, Patrick Keating was charged with assault the next day. He has denied the allegations.

About 7.15pm on April 24, Mr Herd, who advises the Vanuatu Government on strata title legislation, was opening the door to his Elizabeth Bay apartment when four men, including Keating and Mr McDonald, 65, allegedly confronted him.

Mr Herd had gone home after being told someone had been trying to break into his garage. A magistrate who lives in the building told police she saw men armed with a chainsaw outside the apartment block that afternoon. When Mr Herd arrived, Mr McDonald and Keating demanded the return of documents. A witness has told police that Mr Keating shouted: “Give me my stuff back, you f—ing c—.”

When Mr Herd said, “Don’t talk to me like that,” Keating allegedly pulled him through the doorway and threw him to the ground. Mr Keating and two other men are allegedly punched the lawyer as he lay on the floor.

The witness, a clerk for a group of Sydney barristers, called police but Keating allegedly left.

The Herald understands Mr Herd and Mr McDonald were in dispute over Ocean Blue Estates, a Vanuatu property scheme that Mr McDonald had run out of a Double Bay office. While Paul Keating is understood to have a half-interest in the property, bought last year for $1.55 million, he has not been involved in the dispute.

Mr McDonald is currently banned as an investment adviser by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for failing to act ethically or honestly over a 1996 investment scheme involving cattle embryos.

Leon Wicht, formerly a policeman for 37 years, lost $400,000 on a Coffs Harbour property deal that led to Mr McDonald being charged with deception offences. While he was committed for trial in 2003, the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the case.

“His philosophy,” Mr Wicht claims, “is pay yourself handsomely first and the rest can wait, litigate or go to hell.”

Late last year, the Tax Office instituted bankruptcy proceedings against Mr McDonald, but he has settled. The Herald understands at least one investor in his current Vanuatu property scheme has made a complaint about him to the NSW fraud squad.

ASIC documents show several companies of which Mr McDonald and his daughter, Amber, 34, are directors have been wound up after creditors took action in the Supreme Court. Amber, a former model, married Keating in 2002.

He will face court on July 3. The Herald has been unable to reach him or Mr McDonald.

Keating’s son charged with assault

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Cal
12 March 2025

Ronald P. RAWLINS

28/03/2025

Ronald P. RAWLINS

AKA ?

* Nickname: ?

Late of Townsville, Qld

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 130

The Last Class to be issued with the White Pith helmet

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 15120

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 14 February 1972 ( aged 25 years, 2 months, 12 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 27 March 1972 ( aged 25 years, 3 months, 25 days )

Constable – appointed 27 March 1973

Constable 1st Class – appointed 27 March 1977

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Appears in the 1979 ‘Stud Book’ but Does NOT appear in the 1984 issue.

Final Rank: = Constable 1st Class – Senior Constable

Stations: ?, Eden ( Cst 1/c )( c1980 ), ?

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 14 February 1972 to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 14 February 1972 to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = ? years, ? months, ? days

Time in Retirement from Police: ? years, ? months, ? days

Awards: No Find on the Australian Honours system

Born: Monday 2 December 1946

Died on: Tuesday 4 March 2025

Age: 78 years, 3 months, 2 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: Fell asleep sitting on his verandah

Event location: Home, Townsville, Qld

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: ? March 2025 – No Official funeral.

Funeral location: ?

LIVE STREAM ?

Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Cremated with Ash’s to be scattered at sea.

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

RON is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Eden Police Station Staff - 1980On the front steps at Eden Police Station about 1980. Back Row, left to right: Insp Frank Metz # 5519; Constable 1/C Greg Morthorpe # 15573; Constable 1/C Ron Rawlins # 15120. Middle Row left: Constable 1/C Ken Emms # 14661; Middle Row right: Constable 1/C Bob Hawkins # 14617; Front Row, left to right: NSW Premier Neville Wran; Sgt 3/C Kevin Rafferty # 9715; Assistant to the Premier ( name unknown ); — Eden Police Station Staff – 1980
On the front steps at **Eden Police Station about 1980**.

**Back Row, left to right**:
Insp Frank **METZ** # 5519 ; Constable 1/C Greg **MORTHORPE** # 15573 ; Constable 1/C Ron **RAWLINS** # 15120.

**Middle Row left**:
Constable 1/C Ken **EMMS** # 14661 ;

**Middle Row right**:
Constable 1/C Bob **HAWKINS** # 14617 ;

**Front Row, left to right**:
NSW Premier Neville **WRAN** ; Sgt 3/C Kevin **RAFFERTY** # 9715 ; Assistant to the Premier ( name unknown )

* Story behind any Nickname:

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
11 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS

28/03/2025

Brian Patrick BANKS

AKA Brian BANKS

* Nickname: BANKSY

Formerly of Ashfield & Engadine, NSW ; Late of Pt Macquarie, NSW

Relations in ‘the job’

John D. BANKS, NSWPF # 11217 ? ( Brother )

Shaun BANKS, NSWPF # ????? ( Son )

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:

J.V. BANKS, NSWPF # 8155 ?

Robert Alan BANKS, NSW Police Cadet # 0225 ?

I.R. BANKS, NSWPF # 19486 ?

M.P. BANKS, NSWPF #23956 ?

T. BANKS, NSWPF # 23909 ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 086

1st Class to ever be Sworn In whilst wearing Summer Uniform. Also had the shortest Initial Training of 1 month. Sworn In on Monday. Started work at their stations on Tuesday.

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 9958

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 27 February 1961 ( aged 22 years, 2 months, 13 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 27 March 1961 ( aged 22 years, 3 months, 13 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 27 February 1967

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 27 February 1971

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 9 July 1977

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 6 January 1986

Inspector – appointed 18 January 1989

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Chief Inspector

Stations: GDs & Traffic Duties ( Sydney area ), Wilcannia, Ivanhoe, Tibooburra, Buronga, ?, Broken Hill, Prosecutor Section, Personal Assistant to Chief Supt – Metro Area ( 1981 ), South Region – Hurstville – Prosecutor ( 1989 ), Seconded to the Internal Affairs Branch ( – 1994 ), Operational Audit Readiness Section ( 1994 – 1996 ) – Retirement

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 27 February 1961 to 17 May 1996 = 35 years, 2 months, 20 days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 27 February 1961 to 17 May 1996 = 35 years, 2 months, 20 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 57 years, 5 months, 3 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 28 years, 9 months, 20 days

C.M.F.

World War II

Regiment: 1st Commando Regiment – Sydney ( Citizen Military Force )( CMF )

1st Commando Regiment crest – Strike Swiftly Without Warning

Enlisted: 1957

Service #

Rank:

Embarkation:

Next of kin:

Religion:

Single / Married:

Returned to Australia: ?

Date of Discharge: 1961

Posting at Discharge:

WWII Honours & Gallantry: None for display

POW: No

Occupation upon joining:

War Service In Au:

Active Service outside Au:

Active Service in Au:

Awards: National Medal – granted 11 December 1980 ( Sgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenSgt )

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 16 June 1993 ( Sgt )

New South Wales Police Medal – granted – ? ? ?

1st Clasp to the New South Wales Police Medal – granted ? ? ?

National Police Service Medal – granted ? ? ?

4th Clasp to National Police Service Medal – granted ? ? ?

5th Clasp to National Police Service Medal – granted ? ? ?

Brian Patrick BANKS 09 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Born: Wednesday 14 December 1938 in Summer Hill, NSW

Died on: Sunday 9 March 2025

Age: 86 years, 2 months, 23 days

Organ Donor: No – Age restrictive

Cause: ?

Event location: ?, Pt Macquarie, NSW

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: Friday 21 March 2025 @ 11.30am

Funeral location: the Innes Lakes Memorial Gardens, Phillip Charley Dve, Port Macquarie, NSW

The Mid North Coast Police District provided an Official Police Guard of Honour

Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ? TBA

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

BRIAN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Brian Patrick BANKS 16 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS 13 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Broken Hill Public Service Rugby League Team 1963-64 at the Zinc Oval with lots of Police Colleagues in the team.

Brian Patrick BANKS
A pensive moment in time

Brian Patrick BANKS <br />Graduating from Charles Sturt University (Mitchell College) in 1984 — Brian Patrick BANKS
Graduating from Charles Sturt University (Mitchell College) in 1984

Brian Patrick BANKS 15 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS 12 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS & Christine BANKS
2022

Brian Patrick BANKS <br />A Toast to a great Cruise in December 2014<br /> Noumea, New Caledonia — Brian Patrick BANKS
A Toast to a great Cruise in December 2014
Noumea, New Caledonia

Brian Patrick BANKS <br />2018 — Brian Patrick BANKS
2018

Brian Patrick BANKS <br />enjoying a cuppa - 2017 — Brian Patrick BANKS
enjoying a cuppa – 2017

Brian Patrick BANKS 17 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS 14 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

FUNERAL HOME

GRAHAM BAYES MID COAST FUNERAL SERVICE

168 Gordon Street

Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Brian BANKS Obituary

BANKS
Brian Patrick
Peacefully passed away on the 9th March 2025. Late of Port Macquarie and formerly of Engadine.Loving Husband of Christine, Father of Vanessa, Shaun & Tim and Pa of his GrandchildrenAged 86 years.A celebration of Brian’s life will be held at the Innes Gardens Memorial Park Chapel, Philip Charley Drive, Port Macquarie on Friday 21st March 2025 commencing at 11.30amGraham Bayes
Mid Coast Funeral Service
168 Gordon Street,
Port Macquarie
Phone 6584 1233

Published by The Sydney Morning Herald on Mar. 19, 2025.

Brian BANKS Obituary (2025) – Sydney, New South Wales – The Sydney Morning Herald

Brian Patrick BANKS 10 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Brian Patrick BANKS 11 - NSWPF 9958 - Died 9 March 2025

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
11 March 2025

Updated 15 April 2025 with photos from funeral and additional calculations.

James Joseph COUNSEL

28/03/2025

James Joseph COUNSEL APM

AKA Jim COUNSEL, Jimmy COUNSEL

* Nickname: Gentleman Jim, The Tip

Late of ?

A good Chap

Relations in ‘the job’ ?

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 104

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 11561

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday ? ? ? ( aged 28 years, ? months, ? days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 16 August 1965 ( aged 28 years, 6 months, 30 days )

Constable – appointed 16 August 1966

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Detective – appointed ? ? 1972 – Detectives Training Course 1/1972 ( YES )

Senior Constable – appointed 16 August 1974

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 4 April 1981

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 10 March 1987

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Detective Inspector

Stations: ? , Bankstown ( 19 Division )( Detectives )( 1960s – 1970s ), Revesby ( 19 Division )( 1972 ), Kingsgrove ( 31 Division ), ?, Homicide Squad ( C.I.B. )( 1980s ), ?

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From ? ? ? to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: ? ? ? to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = ? years, ? months, ? days

Time in Retirement from Police: ? years, ? months, ? days

Awards: National Medal – granted 15 April 1981 ( Det SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 May 1992 ( Det Insp )

Australian Police Medal ( A.P.M. ) – granted 13 June 1994 ( Det SenCon )

James Joseph COUNSEL 01 - NSWPF 11561 - Died 8 March 2025

Born: Sunday 17 January 1937

Died on: 8 March 2025 during the early A.M.

Age: 88 years, 1 months, 19 days

Organ Donor: No – Age restrictive

Cause: ?

Event location: ? Nursing Home,

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: ? ? ? TBA

Funeral location: ? TBA

LIVE STREAM ? TBA

Wake location: ?

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

JAMES is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Left to right Rick Grady # 13207, Jim Counsel # 11561, Clarrie Lemme # 11290? and John Laycock # 12592. Taken at the memorial for Geoff Steer. Jim was 83 at the time. — Left to right Rick **GRADY** # 13207, Jim **Counsel** # 11561, Clarrie **LEMME** # 11290 and John **LAYCOCK** # 12592. Taken at the memorial for Geoff **STEER**. Jim was 83 at the time.

Graham ROSETTA # 11640, Jim COUNSEL # 11561 & Clarrie LEMME # 11290, Russell OXFORD # 19010 — Graham **ROSETTA** # 11640, Jim **COUNSEL** # 11561 & Clarrie **LEMME** # 11290, Russell **OXFORD** # 19010

NSW Police Force

27 August 2012

NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione APM, has formally announced the creation of Retired Police Day.

As part of its 150th Anniversary Celebrations, the NSW Police Force will host the inaugural Retired Police Day on Thursday 6 September 2012.

Retired Police Day has been launched to honour the contribution, sacrifice and ongoing legacy of retired NSW police officers who provided diligent and ethical service over many years. It will be held on the first Thursday of September each year.

This year, on Thursday 6 September, each of the state’s Local Area Commands will host a Retired Police Day event to formally recognise retired officers living within the local area. On the day, registered, retired officers will attend their local police station, where a commemorative 150th Anniversary Retired Police Pin will be presented by the Local Area Commander.

Drinks and refreshments will then be served, allowing retired officers and serving police to get to know one another.

Commissioner Scipione said Retired Police Day will allow the current crop of police, and the people of NSW, to recognise and commend the work of former officers.

“Retired Police Day will serve to remember and celebrate the effort and achievement of all the retired police officers who have contributed to the excellent work of this proud police force,” Commissioner Scipione said.

Commissioner Scipione also paid tribute to the three men who came up with the Retired Police Day concept – Retired Detective Inspector James Counsel, Retired Detective Sergeant William Harris, and Detective Sergeant Trent Atkins.

“Jim, Bill and Trent have devised a fantastic initiative and must be commended for their efforts in establishing a commemorative day that will be marked as a key date on the police calendar for many decades to come.”

The Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Michael Gallacher, said Retired Police Day provided a great opportunity for serving police to mix with retired officers.

“Retired police are an invaluable source of advice for the current generation of officers,” Minister Gallacher said.

“It’s great to see that Retired Police Day will be an annual event, allowing today’s police to establish and foster relationships with their vastly experienced predecessors.”

Retired Police Day was formally announced at an event at the NSW Police Executive Offices earlier this morning. In addition to the Police Commissioner and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the event was attended by a number of former commissioners, retired police, and serving officers, including:

Retired Commissioner, Mr Ken Moroney APM (Commissioner, 2002-2007)

Retired Commissioner, Mr Anthony Raymond Lauer APM (Commissioner, 1991 – 1996)

Retired Acting Commissioner, Mr Neil Owen Taylor APM (Acting Commissioner, 1996)

Retired Inspector Irene Juergens APM

Retired Detective Inspector James Counsel

Retired Detective Sergeant William Harris

Retired Sergeant Paul Biscoe, President of the Retired Police Association

Superintendent Terry Dalton, NSW Police 150th Anniversary Director

Detective Sergeant Trent Atkins

Anthony Raymond LAUER, James COUNSEL, Neil Owen TAYLOR, ? on 27 August 2012 — Anthony Raymond **LAUER**, James **COUNSEL**, Neil Owen **TAYLOR**, ? on 27 August 2012

841011. ex Blacktown. Pics. John Mobley. Story. K. Macey. S.M.H. NEWS. Pic shows Det Sgt. Jim COUNSEL from Homicide gives a press conference at Parramatta about the murder of Kyle Corbett, 10 whose picture is in front of him.

Det Sgt Mal Matthews ( # 14381? ) & Det Sgt Jim Counsel ( #11561 ), CIB Homicide Squad leaving the Drummoyne flat of missing nurse Mary Wallace 1983.Robert Adams was convicted of her murder in 2016 after hairs found in the boot of his car were matched through DNA in 2013. — Det Sgt **Mal Matthews** ( # **14381**? ) & Det Sgt **Jim Counsel** ( #**11561** ), CIB Homicide Squad leaving the Drummoyne flat of missing nurse Mary Wallace 1983. Robert Adams was convicted of her murder in 2016 after hairs found in the boot of his car were matched through DNA in 2013.

Adam Shand

9 March 2025

Rest in peace, “Gentleman” Jim Counsel, one of the best detectives you could meet unless you were a killer.

In 1983 Jim knew that Robert John Adams had killed *Mary Louise Wallace but he couldn’t prove it.

He vacuumed the boot of Adams’ car just to be sure the killer had not left a trace of Mary.

In 2017, Adams was convicted on the biological evidence contained in the vacuum bag which had been carefully stored for all those years. Jim was long retired by this time but his diligence and attention to detail had finally delivered justice for Mary.

Science had caught up with Robert Adams just as Jim hoped it would.

When I visited Adams in Cessnock Jail he maintained his innocence but it was more like the event had ceased to be real, so long ago, so many years he thought he was in the clear but Jim never forgot.

I spoke to Jim just a week ago and we agreed that the story couldn’t be over until Mary‘s body was finally discovered. Jim was restless, he wanted to get out of the nursing home and back home. His wife died last year after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s so that loving pair are back together.

*

This was published 8 years ago

Robert Adams jailed for 20 years for 1983 murder of nurse Mary Wallace

By Melanie Kembrey

Updated March 3, 2017

For more than three decades Robert John Adams kept a dark secret. While his victim’s parents went to their graves haunted by not knowing what happened to their daughter, Adams went on to marry, have children and live in the suburbs.

But in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, nurse Mary Louise Wallace‘s two sisters and friends got to see her killer sentenced to a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment.

Nurse Mary Louise Wallace was last seen getting into Robert Adams' car in September 1983. — Nurse Mary Louise Wallace was last seen getting into Robert Adams’ car in September 1983. Credit: NSW Police

Adams, 64, who has maintained his innocence, did not appear to react when the sentence was delivered. He will be eligible for parole in 2031.

In delivering his sentence, Justice Richard Button said it was regrettably a forlorn hope that Adams would ever reveal where he had put the body of Ms Wallace so she could receive a proper burial.

Robert Adams is led out of court after being found guilty of murdering nurse Mary Wallace. Credit: James Alcock

Ms Wallace, 33, a well-liked theatre sister who worked at Hunters Hill Hospital, met Adams, then 31, at the Alpine Inn on the lower north shore in the early hours of a Saturday in September 1983.

The last time she was seen was getting into Adams’ car after he offered her a lift home from the wine bar after falsely claiming that he was a police officer.

Adams choked Ms Wallace to death while attempting to rape her, then stored her body in his car before trying to remove all traces of her.

“This offence against a young woman in the prime of her life, simply for the sexual gratification of the offender, cannot be assessed as anything other than extremely grave,” Justice Button said.

Adams had, the court heard, “a long standing tendency to strangle young women if they rejected his sexual advances”.

In the years before he murdered Ms Wallace, Adams had served a jail sentence for rape and three women gave harrowing evidence during his trial that he had choked and raped them.

Ms Wallace’s body was never found, despite extensive searches of bushland and a lengthy police investigation.

After the sentence was delivered, Ms Wallace’s sister Anne Fraser said it had taken 33 years for Adams to pay for his crimes.

“That’s as long as Mary lived,” Ms Fraser said.

“We wish he would say where she is; that would be something for us but this is as good as we can get.”

Adams, who had already served a jail term for rape, was a prime suspect when Ms Wallace was discovered missing. But it was new forensic testing linking strands of hair found in the boot of his car that triggered police to charge him with murder in December 2013.

Adams did not deviate from the story he had told police during his first interview. He claimed that he had sexual contact with Ms Wallace and fell asleep in the driver’s seat of his car. When he woke, he said, Ms Wallace was nowhere to be seen and he assumed she left and made her own way home.

The Crown had submitted that it would be “difficult to find a worse category of murder of a young woman” and that a sentence of life imprisonment would “not be inappropriate”.

The defence argued that Adams had demonstrated a “completed process of rehabilitation” and a non-existent criminal record for the past 10 years.

Justice Button said Adams had shown “not the slightest sign” of remorse and may have thought that he had literally got away with murder before his arrest.

Robert Adams jailed for 20 years for 1983 murder of nurse Mary Wallace

* Story behind any Nickname:

Gentleman;

The Tip

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
9 March 2025

Updated 10 March 2025 with additional photos and stories.

HUGH BRANSON

28/03/2025

HUGH BRANSON

AKA ?

* Nickname: Huggy Bear, Hughy, The Bear

Late of ?

Relations in ‘the job’

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:

Tracey BRANSON / TAME, NSWPF 37559 ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 138

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 16226

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 14 January 1974 ( aged 26 years, 5 months, 9 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 25 February 1974 ( aged 26 years, 6 months, 20 days )

Constable – appointed 25 March 1975

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 25 March 1983

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = ?

Stations: ? , Bass Hill ( 19 Division ), ?, Flemington HWP, ?

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 14 January 1974 to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 14 January 1974 to ? ? ? = ? years, ? months, ? days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = ? years, ? months, ? days

Time in Retirement from Police: ? years, ? months, ? days

Awards: National Medal – granted 27 November 1990 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 24 March 2000 ( SenCon )

HUGH BRANSON # 16226 — HUGH BRANSON – 2021 # 16226

Born: Tuesday 5 August 1947

Died on: Friday 7 March 2025 during the P.M.

Age: 77 years, 7 months, 2 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: probable Stroke in his sleep

Event location: at home

Event / Diagnosis date: ?

Funeral date: Wednesday 19 March 2025 @ noon

Funeral location: Forest Lawn, North Chapel, Camden Valley Way, Leppington, NSW

LIVE STREAM ? TBA

Wake location: ? TBA

Wake date: ???

Funeral Parlour: Kenneally’s Funerals, 13 Chamberlain St, Campbelltown, NSW

Buried at: ?

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2025 )

HUGH is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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Flemington HWP - c2003From L to R Andrew Sholks,Hugh Branson # 16226, Wayne Thompson, Scott Finlay, Chris Broughton, Ken Day, Mick Banks, Geoff Jollow, Dean La Greca, Rob Stratton, Damien Bush, Matt Widdicombe, Matt Dalkeith, Ian Kimber, Scott Horwood, Michael Brinkworth, Mark Benson and Tim Jones. — **Flemington HWP – c2003**
From L to R:
Andrew **SHOLKS**, Hugh **BRANSON** # 16226, Wayne **THOMPSON**, Scott **FINLAY**, Chris **BROUGHTON**, Ken **DAY**, Mick **BANKS**, Geoff **JOLLOW**, Dean **La GRECA**, Rob **STRATTON**, Damien **BUSH**, Matt **WIDDICOMBE**, Matt **DALKEITH**, Ian **KIMBER**, Scott **HORWOOD**, Michael **BRINKWORTH**, Mark **BENSON** and Tim **JONES**.

Class 138 of 25 February 1974 – 01 Class 138

Back Row ( L – R ):

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Sue BRENNAN # P/W 0190

Middle Row ( L – R )

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

Front Row ( L – R ):

?, Hugh BRANSON # 16226, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

Class 138 of 25 February 1974 – 02Redfern Police Academy Class 138 of Feb 1974

BACK ROW ( L – R )

Andrew McCOULLOUGH # 16176, Raymond ROBINSON # 16203, ?, Barry ODMARK # 16219, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

MIDDLE ROW:

?, ?, ?, ?, Ray POTTER # 16327, ?, ?, ?, ?

FRONT ROW:

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, D.S. ( STEVE ) PACKER # 16225, ?, ?, ?, ?

Class 138 of 25 February 1974 – 03Redfern Police Academy Class 138 of Feb 1974

BACK ROW ( L – R )

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

MIDDLE ROW:

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

FRONT ROW:

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

Class 138 of February 1974 - Reunion — Class 138 Reunion

* Story behind any Nickname:

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Cal
9 March 2025

Updated 10 March 2025 with Class photos and i.d’s.