Robert William BELFORD
Robert William BELFORD
AKA Robert BELFORD, Rob BELFORD, Bob BELFORD
* Nickname: Magilla
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NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 111
Last Class to be issued the Webley Scott semi auto pistol
NSW Police Cadet # 2072
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 12713
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 29 November 1965 ( aged 17 years, 4 months, 28 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 1 July 1967 ( aged 19 years, 0 months, 0 days )
Constable – appointed 1 July 1968
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 July 1972
Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( YES )
Senior Constable – appointed 1 July 1976
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 January 1983
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank: = Sergeant
Stations: ?, Queanbeyan HWP ( c1975 ), MonaVale HWP ( 29 Division ) ( 1981 ), ?, Darlinghurst, ?, Kings Cross ( Sgt ), Major Crime Squad – South – Gaming Squad ( Det Sgt ), ?, Manly / Davidson L.A.C. – Retirement
After Retirement, Bob worked as a General Support Officer ( G.S.O. ) at Manly Police Station.
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 29 November 1965 to 13 July 2000 = 34 years, 7 months, 14 days
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 29 November 1965 to 13 July 2000 = 34 years, 7 months, 14 days Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 52 years, 0 months, 12 days
Time in Retirement from Police: 23 years, 11 months, 8 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 9 August 1983 ( Sgt 3/c )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 16 June 1993 ( Det Sgt )
Born: Thursday 1 July 1948
Died on: Friday 21 June 2024
Age: 75 years, 11 months, 20 days
Organ Donor: Y / N / ?
Cause: ?
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Funeral date: Wednesday 3 July 2024 @ 1.30pm
Funeral location: Ann Wilson Funerals, Mona Vale Chapel, cnr Barrenjoey Rd & Darley St, Mona Vale, NSW
Northern Beaches P.A.C. will provide an Official Police Guard of Honour
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Funeral Parlour: Ann Wilson Funerals, Mona Vale, NSW
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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( June 2024 )
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Class 111 Redfern Police Academy 15/5/1967 to 26/6/1967.
Robert HYNES # 12668 – third row 4th from the right.
This is Class 111.
Back row left to right.
Lance Patrick, Ian Granland, Bob Belford, Bob Anderson, Sgt John Burke, Sgt Les Thompson, Garry Middleton, Phillip Richardson, Ian Holmes.
Front row left to right.
Kevin Johns, Lance Clarke. Greg Masters, Adrian Elkes, Martin Crew, Peter Slattery, Kevin Price, Wayne Hack.
From the Archives, 1986: Biggest-ever SP raid in NSW
The biggest SP betting operation by the NSW Gaming Squad saw police raid 11 illegal gambling premises across Sydney last night.
By Sue Javes and Chris Purcell
First published in the Sun-Herald, 27 July 1986
Fifty police swooped on 11 illegal gambling premises across Sydney yesterday in the biggest SP betting raid in the history the NSW Gaming Squad.
Eleven people have been arrested and charged with gambling offences. They are due to appear in court today. Police also seized highly sophisticated telephonic equipment.
Police believe they have broken up one of the biggest SP syndicates in NSW. They said some of the paper used by the syndicate to record bets was a type which dissolved instantly in water.
Sergeant Nick Johnston, from the “Special Operations Group Gaming Squad, said gaming squad detectives, members of the Police Rescue Squad and Telecom investigators hit the 11 premises in the inner city and western suburbs simultaneously at 2.40 pm.
The raids with warrants followed two months of planning and involved undercover police work.
The 11 people, nine men and two women, were arrested for telephone betting offences at four addresses – George Street in central Sydney, Campsie, Drummoyne and Hurstville
At the other seven premises – in Lakemba, Edgecliff, the Haymarket, Bardwell Park, Kingsgrove and two addresses in Surry Hills – police confiscated illegal telephone diverter systems.
Police said the four premises were the syndicate’s main bases, and the other seven premises were used to divert calls to one of the main bases.
The police raid was controlled by Chief Inspector Peter Ibbotson, officer in charge of the Gaming Squad.
“This was a huge network – probably the largest we have ever uncovered,” he said.
Inspector Ibbotson said the raids were timed to occur five minutes before the first leg of yesterday’s daily double races at Warwick Farm.
“Members of the Police Rescue Squad broke into each of the premises simultaneously, and then the Gaming Squad police moved quickly inside before evidence could be destroyed.
“We found that instead of the usual paper shredder to destroy the betting slips, this syndicate had been recording bets on water soluble paper, which they then tried to throw into garbage cans full of water when police arrived.” Although the ledgers have not yet been totalled, police believe they will show a huge turnover.
“On experience with past raids on single operators I would say this operation could be conservatively rated at doing business of around $500,000 a day,” Inspector Ibbotson said.
The largest single betting slip found in the raids was for about $3,000, and two ledgers alone totalled $16,000. Sergeant Johnston said although those arrested were known to police they did not include any “well-known racing identities”.
NSW Police Minister, Mr Paciuilo, who was not aware of the raids beforehand, said the operation was a triumph for the Gaming Squad and showed its determination to limit the extent of illegal gaming in Sydney.
From the Archives, 1986: Biggest-ever SP raid in NSW
* Story behind any Nickname: Magilla – stood out because of his size ( in reference to the cartoon series ‘ Magilla Gorilla ‘ of the 1960s.
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
28 June 2024
Updated 1 July 2024 with a little more information. Still awaiting the Live Stream link. 2nd message sent to funeral parlour requesting same.
I was Stationed at Queanbeyan from 1975 at that time Bob was in HWY Patrol but also played Rugby League with local team was always fit and jovial fellow I lost track of him after he transferred but met up many years later after we both retired he was residing I think in Manly and said how good retirement was he walked the beach regularly he was still a big strong man even then. A bit of a shock as he was a lot younger and fitter than me
I worked with a Bob Belford at Mona Vale HWP in 1981 his nickname given to him by Sgt Bob Allgood was the Gorilla. Bob was a big strapping bloke back then. A real good operator as Hwy guys were known back then. But I don’t know if its the same Bob Belford. I lost contact with him after 83. But his funeral is at Mona Vale that says alot to it could be him.