Kevin Brian GOLDSPINK
Kevin Brian GOLDSPINK
AKA Kev GOLDSPINK
* Nickname: Goldy, Goldie
Late of ?
Relations in ‘the job’:
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 100
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 11159
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 17 August 1964 ( aged 22 years, 9 months, 1 day )
Probationary Constable – appointed ?day ? ? 1964 ( aged 22 years, ? months, ? day )
Constable – appointed 17 September 1965
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 17 September 1973
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Appears in the 1979 ‘Stud Book’ but not the 1984 ( onwards issues )
Final Rank: = Senior Constable
Stations: ?, Wollongong – Retired HOD – 1980
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 17 August 1964 to ? ? 1980 = ? years,
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 17 August 1964 to ? ? 1980? = 16? years, Service
After Retiring ( Hurt On Duty ) from the employ of NSWPF, Kevin purchased a Hotel in Hay, NSW called the Highway Inn.
He went on to coach the Hay Rugby League team and then the Southern District Rugby League team before selling the Hotel and moving back to the Illawarra.
Retirement / Leaving age: = ?
Time in Retirement from Police: ?
Awards: National Medal – granted 2 March 1981 ( SenCon )
Australian Sports Medal – granted 24 October 2000 – Former Australian Kangaroo player
Born: Sunday 16 November 1941
Died on: Saturday 5 October 2024
Age: 82 years, 10 months, 19 days
Organ Donor: No – Age prohibitive
Cause: ?
Event location: ? TBA
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Funeral date: ? ? ? TBA
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Funeral Parlour: ? TBA
Buried at: ?
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Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2024 )
KEVIN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal
May they forever Rest In Peace
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianPolice.com.au/
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Australian Police YouTube Channel
Kevin Coached the NSW Police Falcon’s football side in 1980.
REAR: L – R:
TED BEAVER (TREASURER), JOHN GUEST, JOHN HITCHCOCK (MANAGER), STEVE BYRNES (SECRETARY), BRIAN WYVER, GRAHAM THOMPSETT, DENNIS CLARKE, PETER SKEENE, MAZ HERMANN, KEVIN SHEPSTONE, JOHN MAY, PHIL RUSSELL, BARRY FOORD, KEVIN GOLDSPINK (COACH), BARRIE KEENAHAN.
SEATED: L – R:
NEIL PARSONS, PAT DUNN, BOB LEWIS, BOB DALBY, BERNIE DOYLE, JOHN GOOD
FRONT: L – R:
PAT CARNEY, BOB LONGUE, PAUL JONES, DON JONES (TRAINER), TONY CHAPLIN, BARRY ODMARK, IAN MOORE, BRIAN SMITH, LARRY BARBER, KEN JEFFERY
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Saturday 12 April 1969, page 30
REMAND AFTER OUTBURSTS
SYDNEY, Friday. — A man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers and another man last week was remanded in Bankstown court today after making several outbursts.
After one such interruption the man was removed from the court. When he was returned an hour later Mr A. Fordyce, SM, adjourned the case until April 28.
David George Williams, 70, of Panania, was charged with having shot at, with intent to murder, Cst Arthur Ackroyd ( # 12770 ), Sgt 3/c John Milton Pry ( # 5827 ), Cst Kevin Brian Goldspink ( # 11159 ) and Floyd Butts ( civilian ? ).
He was also charged with discharging a .22 calibre rifle in a public street, possessing a .22 calibre rifle after being previously convicted, and stealing two police torches.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107088282
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Friday 4 April 1969, page 4
Pensioner on four charges
SYDNEY, Thursday. — A Police prosecutor told Bankstown Court today that a 70-year-old pensioner had shot at four men at Panania yesterday.
Sergeant ( Cst 1/c ) B. A. Webb ( # 9639 ) said it was “very fortunate that he did not injure anyone”.
David George Williams, of Ramsay Road, Panania, was before Mr A. Fordyce, SM, on four charges of attempted murder, carrying a firearm, discharging a firearm and stealing.
Mr Fordyce remanded Williams without bail to appear in Bankstown Court on April 11. Sergeant Webb has asked that Williams be remanded until April 18.
Request for bail
Williams said, “That is not acceptable — do I have to be in gaol all that time?”
Police charged Williams with having shot at Arthur Ackroyd, John Milton Pry, Kevin Brian Goldspink, all police officers, and Floyd Butts, with intent to murder them.
Williams said he wanted bail, claiming the charges against him were fictitious.
“I am a respectable citizen, older than yourself”, he told Mr Fordyce.
Williams was arrested yesterday after a three -hour siege at a house in Ramsay Road, Panania.
A man had held police at bay with a high-powered .22 calibre rifle. He surrendered to police after they had bombarded the house with tear gas.
During the siege — by about 100 policemen — the windscreen of a police car was shattered by bullets.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107086928
Kevin wore the No. 8 & 9 jersey whilst playing for Canterbury / Bankstown ( Blue & White ) in 1965.
Kevin wore the No. 10 jersey whilst playing for Canterbury / Bankstown ( Blue & White ) in 1966.
Kevin wore the No. 11 jersey whilst playing for Canterbury / Bankstown ( Blue & White ) in 1967.
Kevin wore the No. 12 jersey whilst playing for Canterbury / Bankstown ( Blue & White ) in 1968.
Kevin is mentioned in a 157 word article in The Rugby League news.Vol. 51 No. 31 (July 25, 26, 1970). ( Kangaroo Star Gets medal )
Kevin is mentioned in a 116 word article in The Rugby League news, Vol. 51 No. 32 (August 1, 2, 1970).
In 1972, Kevin was a player / coach for Collegian’s
* 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
8 October 2024
Great Guy Goldie,
Worked with him at The Gong ( Wollongong ) in the 70’s. Great times.
When he got out of the job I used to stay at his hotel/motel in Hay (The Highway Inn from memory) when visiting daughter at Uni in Adelaide. Kevin then bought a house in Wagga when his wife became ill with cancer and used to commute between there and Hay. Lovely lady. R.I.P.
The last time I stayed there he had sold the pub to some Victorian Detectives. They were chuffed telling me how they had immediately sold the pub’s “Poker Machine Licences” at around $40k each those days so they got Kevin’s pub for nothing! Smart people those Vics though I doubt if Kevin was impressed! Had he realised it he could have done so himself and then listed the motel for it was a booming business.
We are all the richer for having known him.
Till we meet again.
R.I.P.
Crowls.
Hi Cal.
Kevin was stationed at Wollongong for many years, when he was medically discharged around 1980 he bought a pub at Hay NSW called the Highway Inn. He went onto coach the Hay R.L Team and then the Southern District R.L. team. He sold the pub and moved back to Wollongong.
Thanks Tricky.
Memorial updated.