E.Ashton joined the Victorian Police force in 1896;appointed a horse mounted constable in his first year of service and had a distinguished career that included arresting criminal "Squizzy Taylor in 1919 in Bourke Street, Melbourne. Ernest finished as Superintendent of Sale Police Station. His career is detailed in the Wycheproof family history section of our archive. He married Lucy May Webber at Wycheproof in 1898.Part of Victorian Police History and local Wycheproof History, Constable Ashton had a brilliant police career.In the framed black and white photo Constable Ernest Graham Ashton, in full mounted police uniform, which includes white helmet, sits astride his white steed, long sword hanging below the horses's right flank. Caption on photo: Mounted Constable Ernest Graham Ashton. The Court House Wycheproof.Mounted Constable ERNEST GRAHAM ASHTON THE COURT HOUSE WYCHEPROOF VICTORIA 1870 -1946victoria, ernest, mounted, wycheproof, police, graham, ashton

Taken from an album of various police departments at Russell Street. Group of Auxiliary Police women, taken from the steps of Russell Streetpolice women, women's police auxiliary force, russell street, police woman, policewomen, policewoman

HRH Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester came to Australia in late 1934, and to Victoria in time for the Centenary Celebrations (of pastoral settlement of the Port Phillip District, beginning with the Hentys settlement at Portland Bay on 19 November 1834). From Trove - 20 November 1934 Historic Portland was the scene yesterday of unprecedented celebrations when the Duke of Gloucester arrived from Tasmania to join in festivities marking the beginning of Victoria's second century. A great crowd estimated at more than 60,000 people watched the re-enactment of the landing of Edward Henty, Victoria's first permanent settler, on November 19, 1834.Black and white photograph rows of men in formal dress with white jodhpurs, dark coats and white hats. Five rows in all, with one man at the front. Buildings in the background. Police escort for Duke of Gloucester, Portland, 1934Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Police escort for Duke of Gloucester Portland 1934royal visit, 1934, duke of gloucester

A regular event for the widows was a concert by the Police Band in the Fitzroy Gardens. Held in March for many years. Held on the 1st March 1993 with around 600 ladies from all over Victoria in attendance. The Victorian Police Band was led by Inspector Mike Pyne and performers Daina Jowsey and Brian Carberry sang. The Victoria Police Pipe Band also played. The photos show the widows sitting in the sunshine and the band including the police horse Gendarme.A record of regular events for widows to attend and enjoy together.Colour photo x 2 of a Police Band concert in Fitzroy Gardens in 1993 and an article in the Answer.widows, concert, activities, answer, police band

A photo of four members from the police band playing in Swanston Street as part of Legacy Week fundraising.A record of a way to promote Legacy during Legacy Week in 1995.Colour photo of the police band Boxcar Blues in Swanston St.legacy week, police band

Mary Craig Cox was born in Winton, Queensland, on 23 November 1881. She was 41 when she joined Victoria Police on 25 September 1925. Her Record of Conduct and Service describes her as being 5'4" tall, weighing 8st, 2lb, of thin build with blue eyes and brown hair. She was the third police woman to join the ranks and, like the others, she was attached to the plain clothes branch of Victoria Police. She retired on 23 November 1936, having reached the compulsory retirement age of 55. Victoria Police Plain Clothes Branch, 1927, with Mary Cox on the rightpolice women, cox, mary craig 7710, plain clothes branch, police woman, policewomen

Victoria Police Gazette No. 32 dated Wednesday, August 2, 1882, containing notices about: murder,highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette and extracts from the Queensland Police gazette.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Taken from an album of various police departments at Russell Street. Auxiliary Police woman looking at a traffic map of Victoria at D24 in Russell Street.police women, d24, russell street, women's police auxiliary force, police woman, policewomen, policewoman

Five Victoria Police officers on motorcycles escort Cardinal Shehan in Melbourne for the 40th International Eucharistic Congress, February 1973Motorcycle police riding five abreast along a city road.police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles

Five Victoria Police officers on motorcycles escort Cardinal Shehan in Melbourne for the 40th International Eucharistic Congress, February 1973Motorcycle police riding five abreast along a city road.police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles

Victoria Police Gazette No. 5 dated Wednesday, February 2, 1881, containing notices about: incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, stealing otherwise than from person or from dwellings, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property lost, inquests, murder, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette, extracts from the Queensland Police gazette, extracts from the New Zealand police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also a list of prisoners reported as discharged during the week ending 31st January, 1881. All pages are detached and in very poor condition.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Circular black patch with red writing. "Military Police" top, "Sherrif's Office" in vlue writing on blue background. Steer head (middle) surounded by M P in red. Military ribbons (various colours) AFV PRO UNIT - NUI DAT SVN in red writing at bottom.Military Police. AFV PRO UNIT - NUI Dat SVNinsignia, military police, nui dat svn

Taken by Jim HILLIS as a record of the buildingsPhoto of station stairs One of a set of photographs of Port Melbourne police station and lock up taken by Jim HILLIS in 1996 when PMH&PS representatives were given a tour after station was vacated by police:built environment - civic, police, law, police station