Black and white photograph mounted on brown frame. 26 Police Officers in 1920s uniform pose in uniforms with helmets. Set in a terrace with an open brick building with windows on the background. Amongst them is William Arthur Poulter.Handwritten: BILL POULTER 1925 // CENTRE ROW // 5TH FROM LEFT Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN // AT YOUR OWN HOME // P. J. DWYER // Onr. Harding & Salisbury Sts. // COBURG // PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED // AND ENLARGEDpoulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum, dwyer, p. j., police officers

Black and white photograph mounted on light brown frame. 8 Police Officers in 1920s uniform pose in uniforms with helmets. Standfing in a terrace with an open brick building with windows and a set of stairs on the background. Amongst them is William Arthur Poulter.Handwritten: BILL POULTER // 3RD FROM RIGHT Handwritten: The M.C.G. Gang // Collingwood - 93 PTS V Melbourne - 43 PTS // 21.8.26 Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN // AT YOUR OWN HOME // P. J. DWYER // Onr. Harding & Salisbury Sts. // COBURG // PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED // AND ENLARGEDpoulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum, dwyer, p. j., police officers

Black and white photograph mounted on light brown frame. 4 Police Officers in 1920s uniform pose in uniforms with helmets. Standfing in a terrace with an open brick house with windows and a set of stairs on the background. On the right is William Arthur Poulter.Handwritten: ON THE RIGHT SIDE // 8060 // W.A. POULTER Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN // AT YOUR OWN HOME // P. J. DWYER // Onr. Harding & Salisbury Sts. // COBURG // PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED // AND ENLARGEDpoulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum, dwyer, p. j., police officers

Black and white photograph mounted on light brown frame. Approximately 25 young police officers on physical training with Police Officer in uniform standing and watching. They are all in low squat position, holding sticks straight in front of them - wearing white shirt and dark trousers. Set on earth ground with a tree and big open brick building on the backHandwritten: C 1925 Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN // AT YOUR OWN HOME // P. J. DWYER // Onr. Harding & Salisbury Sts. // COBURG // PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED // AND ENLARGEDpoulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum, dwyer, p. j., police officers, squats, police academy, police training

Black and white photograph mounted on grey frame. 18 Police officers on training/sporting outfits posing for photo in 3 row structure. Amongst them on front row 2 police officers sit on their uniforms. On left, police officer in full uniform standing.poulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum, dwyer, p. j., police officers, squats, police academy, police training

[see inscriptions] Black and white mounted photograph. Approximately 160 men (171 according to inscription on the back) sitting on large tables at a formal dinner event; all weatinh suits and posing for photograph. Photo was taken in a large rooom with a stage, Malvern Town Hall accoring to inscriptions on the back - tables occupy centre and front of photograph - but in the background: [left] Australia flag, WWII poster; [center] stage with painted landscape and piano; [right] WWII poster and Britain flag. [information of event on newspaper cutting stuck on the back - as described on Inscriptions]Handwritten: 171 PRESENT // FEB 1945 // (?) OFF SUPT KNOTT // INSPT SAMBLEBE // CONST GRAMBEU /// MALVERN TOWN HALL Newspaper cutting glued to frame: Supt. J. R. H. Knott, has rettired from the Police Force after 38 and half years' service, was farewelled by citizens and police officials at Malvern Town Hall on Tuesday night, The mayor of Malvern (Cr. J. Johnson) presided and presented SUpt. Knott with a chair and a wallet of notes. Similar presentations were made to Inspector C.H.D. Samblebe and First Constable O. Grambau, who have also retired. Supt. A.D. McKinnon of Ballarat will succeed Supt. Knott // handwritten: SUN 1/2/45victoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, superintendent mckinnon, superintendent knott, cr johnson, inspector samblebe, first constable grambau, poulter, william

Black and white photograph mounted on grey frame. 24 men posing for photograph in 4row structure - on the background, arena style sitting area. On extreme left and right, 2 Police officers stand on their uniforms. On the middle and sitting, middle age man in suit. The other, are younger men (police officers?) in sporting outfits. [information of event on newspaper cutting stuck on the back - as described on Inscriptions]Handwritten in the front of the frame, bellow photograph: back row W.Parker. J.Power. B.Barker. A.Condie A. // P.V.Callahan (see)E.Brewis T.Robertson. E.White V.Burns R.Farrell S.Cannon // W.Brady J.Purdon R.Boyle E.Denham.Pres. W.Hudd. R.Priestley. J.Brody // W.Poulter F. F.Elliott J.Thompson // Premiers V.P.F.A. 1934 Stamp: H.M. WALKER // PHOTOGRAPHER // 117 COLLINS ST. // MELBOURNEvictoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, football, sports, vpfa, poulter, william arthur; h. m. walker parker; w. power; j. barker; b. condie; a. callahan; p. v. brewis; e. robertson; t. white; e. burns; v. farrell; r. cannon; s. brady; w. purdon; j. boyle; r. denham; e. hudd; w. priestley; r. brody; j. poulter; w. elliott; f. thompson;

Black and white photograph mounted on dark brown frame. 18 young men posing for photograph in 3 row structure - on the background, arena style sitting area - and serious man on top left, dressed in 'detective' style. They are all in Victoria Police Football Club uniform, white or dark shorts, socks to the knees, sporting boots and shirts with VFP letters.Handwritten in the front of the frame, bellow photograph: Victorian Police Football Club June 1926 Handwritten on the back of the frame: 41502 // Bill 20 years Victoria Police Football // Team 1926 // Premiers Mid Week Association // 1926 BILL POULTER // FRONT ROW EXTREM RIGHTvictoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, football, sports, vpfa, william, poulter, bill poulter, victoria police football team, victoria police football club

Black and white photograph mounted on grey frame. 25 mid age police officers in formal setting posing for photograph in 3 row structure [all seem to be influential personalities of Victoria Police - see Inscriptions bellow]. They are all in full 1950s Police uniform, apart from two men on the extremes of front row, who wear suits. They stand in terrace of what seems to be a large and wealthy building on the back, large windows and collums on varandah.Printed above photograph: POLICE COLLEGE << Course No.1 -- November, 1958 - June 1959 >> Printed bellow photograph: Left to Right, Back Row: Stn. Officer Mooney, Sgt. Sheather, Det-Sgt. Carter, Sgt. Poulter, Sgt. Mooring, Sgt. Pearson, Sgt. Comrie, Sgt. Sharkey, Det.Sgt. McKnight. Centre Row: Sgt. Scotney, Insp. Hynes, Sgt. Long, Sgt. Payne, Insp. Houghton, Sgt. Peach, Sgt. Moore, Sgt. Heath, Sgt. Rose. Front Row (Directing Staff): Mr. C. H. Smith, Det-Sgt. Warne, Insp. Quill, Insp. DeLany, Insp. Milner, Det-Sgt. Braybrook, Mr. R. Crowling.victoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, william, poulter, bill poulter, police college, tompkins, stuart, stn. officer mooney, sgt. sheather, det-sgt. carter, mr. r. crowling., det-sgt. braybrook, insp. milner, insp. delany, insp. quill, det-sgt. warne, mr. c. h. smith, sgt. rose, sgt. heath, sgt. moore, sgt. peach, insp. houghton, sgt. payne, sgt. long, insp. hynes, sgt. scotney, det.sgt. mcknight, sgt. sharkey, sgt. comrie, sgt. pearson, sgt. mooring, sgt. poulter

Black and white photograph mounted on grey frame. 16 Police Officers mounted on Horses. Black and white photograph mounted on bege frame. 25 men pose for photograph on 3row structure; they all wear polished suits. Men sitting at front row have their arms crossed, some in a serious countenance and other more witty. On the back there's piece of paper stuck which tells who are most of Police men in the picture - see Inscriptions. There's also velcrum piece on edges.Handwritten: (top left) 162 (top right) Ap 86 Paper glued with tape on the back, typewritten: First Council of the // Victorian Police Association. Left to right; Back row; Forget name of first one; John Searle; // Arthur Feldtman 7138; Francis McCorkell, Charles Heading; // White (Reporter) Middle Row. Gill (Police Association Secretary) ; Murdock McMillan; Uncertain next; George Fleming; Tom Morgan; Jim Ogden; Fred Hale; Uncertain name; George Burrows; Front row; Jim Dunn; Walter Elliott; John Grieve (Detective); Langslov // George Herbert Docking (Association President) General Blamey // William Adamson; McPherson; Arthur Wels; John // Cassiy. I Believe the 3rd person in centre row is Roderick McDonald but am not sure. // This picture was taken in the Temperance Hotel, Russel ST // Jim Ogden and myself were the only members of force who had joined after the police strike in 1923.victoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, c. j. frazer, mcdonald, roderick, langslov george herbeter docking, cassidy, john, welsh, arthur, mcpherson, general blamey, adamson, william, victorian police association, adamson, william, police council, grieve, john, elliott, walter, dunn, jim, burrows, george, hale, fred, ogden, jim, morgan, tom, fleming, george, mcmillan, murdock, secretary gill, reporter white, heading, charles, mccorckell, francis, feldtmann, arthur, searle, john, first council, temperance hotel

Black and white carte de visite photograph showing a line of seven armed men standing outdoorsbushrangers, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kelly, police murders, charles gascoigne, daniel barry, hugh bracken, james murdoch arthur, william canny, john phillips, john kelly

Image was taken just before the party set out in search for the Kelly Gang outlaws in the Strathbogie RangesSmall black and white photograph showing a group of ten men with rifles in a (staged) bushland setting. Eight are standing and two are crouched down on one leg.Supt Hares party (written on rear in pencil)search party, police search party, kelly gang, bushrangers, francis augustus hare, superintendent hare, thomas lawless, alfred john falkiner, joseph ladd mayes, john milne, thomas hewitt kirkham, william canny

Black and white carte de visite of a standing constableConst Bray (written in blue pen under photograph)william john richard wallace, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kelly

Reproductions of this image attribute it to William StricklandBlack and white photograph of William Woods a sympathiser of the Kelly Gang. Photograph is in an oval frame and shows head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing a jacket and tie facing rightRear is inscribed with William Woodswilliam woods, kelly sympathiser, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kelly, william strickland

Small black and white photograph showing seven armed men standing in a row. From right to left: Bany, Bracken, Phillips, Arthur, Kelly, Canny, Gascoignekelly gang, bushrangers, charles gascoigne, james murdoch arthur, daniel barry, hugh bracken, william cranny, john kelly, john phillips

Black and white photograph showing a group of ten men with rifles in a staged bushland setting. Eight are standing and two are crouching. Superintendent Hare's search party taken just before they were about to start for the Strathbogie Rangeskelly gang, bushrangers, search party, francis augustus hare, thomas lawless, alfred john falkiner, joseph ladd mayes, john milne, thomas hewitt kirkham, william canny

Ah Tune, kicked William Brasslin to death in a drunken brawl following an altercation, Beechworth, November 1914. Death sentence was commuted to 10 years imprisonmentPrison record for Ah Tune, prisoner registered number 33926, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.ah tune, foreign prisoner, beechworth, murder, william brasslin

William Coleman stole a cash box from the Woolpack Hotel, Carlton, December 1910. He had a string of various other offences of larceny and stealing under a variety of aliasesPrison record for William Coleman, prisoner registered number 34372, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.william coleman, english speaking prisoner, stealing, larceny

In September, Robert Gardner, who worked in the pay office of the third military district, was accused, along with Joseph Farrie, of defrauding the Commonwealth Government by creating a fictitious soldier and drawing his pay.Prison record for Robert William Gardner, prisoner registered number 34754, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials. english speaking prisoner, robert william gardner, conspiracy to defraud

In May 1917 William Gruner, a soldier, was with a group of people drinking at the Prince of Wales hotel in Richmond. After the group left the hotel, Gruner returned and stabbed the licensee, Robert Walker, with a military service knife. Walker was a former policeman. Gruner was charged with manslaughter.Prison record for William Gruner, prisoner registered number 34611, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, william gruner, robert walker, manslaughter

In May 1919 Francis William Hawken, in the company of Walter Middleton, assaulted and robbed Mr Le Souef, the Director of the Zoological Gardens. A bag was placed over Mr Le Souef's head and Hawken struck him on the head with a weighted object. He was then robbed.Prison record for Francis William Hawken, prisoner registered number 35145, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, francis hawken, robbery, dudley le souef

In May 1919 Walter Middleton, in the company of Francis William Hawken, assaulted and robbed Mr Le Souef, the Director of the Zoological Gardens. A bag was placed over Mr Le Souef's head by Middleton and Hawken struck him on the head with a weighted object. He was then robbed.Prison record for Walter Middleton, prisoner registered number 35144, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, walter middleton, robbery, dudley le souef

Following an investigation into the insolvency of the firm Brokenshire and Coltman, estate agents and auctioneers, both partners were charged with fraud. William Coltman received a non-custodial sentence but James Brokenshire was sentenced to four years.Prison record for James Job Brokenshire, prisoner registered number 35189, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, james job brokenshire, fraud

William Clark, Arthur Oliver and William Hoare were captured in February 1919 whilst attempting to rob the bank teller of the Middle Park branch of the ES&A bank who was on his way to deposit a large amount of cash in Albert Park. Detectives had received information on the intended robbery and were waiting to capture the men who had surrounded the teller after he got off the train. Clark and Oliver appeared in court in March 1919 but Hoare did not appear and his bail was forfeited.Prison record for William Tasman Clark, prisoner registered number 35081, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, william tasman clark, conspiracy, attempted robbery

William Clark, Arthur Oliver and William Hoare were captured in February 1919 whilst attempting to rob the bank teller of the Middle Park branch of the ES&A bank who was on his way to deposit a large amount of cash in Albert Park. Detectives had received information on the intended robbery and were waiting to capture the men who had surrounded the teller after he got off the train. Clark and Oliver appeared in court in March 1919 but Hoare did not appear and his bail was forfeitedPrison record for Arthur Oliver, prisoner registered number 35082, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, arthur oliver, conspiracy, attempted robbery

Victoria Police Transport Branch (Motor Police) Drivers and Staff taken in Russell Street yard circa 1931transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; thomson, leo; watson, reginald; downie, malcolm; smythe, albert; jury, james; hodgson, jack; guy, stanely; sievewright, ronald; mason, oliver; adams, walter; mason, herbert; arnot, william; mills, william; shaw, andrew; haag, gustav (harry); mallon, nicholas; o'brien, henry charles; williams, george; guest, sydney; hague, albert; shebler, louis

Wireless Patrol crews often visited the Commercial Travellers Association building in Flinders Street.1939 Ford Mercury with John Nolan, A. Coventry, W. Crowley, G. Cracknell and J O'Connor inside vehicle1939 Mercury 244-45. L to R. John Nolan, Porter, Comm. Travellers Club; Const A. Coventry 9320; Const W. Crowley 9315; Const G. Cracknell, Driver; I/C J. O'Connor 9186police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; nolan, john; coventry, allan herbert; crowley, william desmond; cracknell, garth younghusband; o'connor, john

A 1944 Mercury Wireless Patrol car and crew. Left to right : H Duffy 9294, P Walsh 9636, W Clottu 9593, R McMillan 9675 (driver)Harry Duffy, Pat Walsh, Bill Clottu and Reg McMillan in front of vehicle number FL-303, circa 1944No. 3 Mercurypolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; duffy, harry; walsh, pat; clottu, william; mcmillan, reg

Bill Gore in driver's seat of Ford Mobile Traffic Section Ford patrol car, registration number SF-004, circa 1950police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford car; gore, william