Honda CB900 on display in the police stand at the Royal Melbourne Show. There are two display boards in the background featuring other photographs of police on motorbikes. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; royal melbourne show

According to the Victorian Patents Office Copyright Collection (VPOCC) index, Barnes' image was first published on July 3, 1880. Many of the photographs taken by William Barnes concerned with the Kelly Gang were registered with the VPOCC which has ensured their survival in the State Library of Victoria today. Thus image includes the depiction of Sergeant Arthur Loftus Maule Steele (kneeling in front row) surrounded by seven other men. These men are identified as belonging to the Wangaratta police who played a key part in the destruction of the Kelly Gang at Glenrowan. These men could include Constables Causey, Montiford, Patrick Healey, Walsh, William Moore, Dixon and James Dwyer. It is also suggested that the individual standing back right (in the dark coat) is Constable Hugh Bracken, a key figure in the Glenrowan Siege. The police in this image display their firearms in a manner which reflects photographs of hunters, an element which was typical for this period. This photograph is part of the Burke Museum "Kelly album" which includes a significant collection of photographs and artefacts connected to Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang. Ned Kelly and his gang have become ingrained in Australian popular culture and thus many museums, art galleries and private collections house material connected to the Kelly story which allows the events and people to be researched and interpreted. Artefacts and photographs pertaining to the Kelly gang are particularly valuable for Australian museums. This particular photograph is significant for its connection to Wangaratta photographer William Barnes who is responsible for having taken and registered many images depicting members of the Kelly gang. The photograph is also of artistic significance as an example of a photograph dating to 1880. This image depicts members of the Wangaratta police shortly after the defeat of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan. This photograph has the capacity to provide important information about the police who took part in Glenrowan 1880 and depicts key figures like Sergeant Steele.Sepia photograph taken by professional photographer William Edward Barnes (1941-1916) in June of 1880. The photo depicts a contingent of Wangaratta police who were at the capture of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan on the 28th of June 1880. This group of eight men are photographed standing in front of foliage and between the sides of two brick structures. Four men stand upright behind four other men who are depicted in either a sitting, semi-lying or kneeling position.W.E.Barnes / photographer / Wangaratta / BMM8085 Police responsible / for Kelly's capture / (D.S. not there)kelly album, glenrowan, police, wangaratta police, ned kelly, ned kelly glenrowan, william barnes, photography, 1880, australian history, police photograph, sargent steele, sergeant steele

Black and white photograph mounted on brown frame. 14 Police officers posing for photograph on 2 row structure. They all wear suits and look cheerful - On the middle, sitting is Pop Downie and they are all part of Wireless Patrol crew. Handwritten: (top left) 31 (top right) AP 84 (centre) WIRELESS PATROL CREWS OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE // INSP F.W. DOWNIE MIDDLE FRONT ROW.victoria police museum, police officers, police academy, police force, wireless patrol, pop downie, d24

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

Police pulling over a Volkswagon without any registration plates on the front. There are two uniformed police standing at the driver's window of the Volkswagon with the police car being a Ford Customline. There are two large trucks in the background hauling houses. Circa 1954. The Policeman are wearing a "Sam Browne" belt and equipment, apparently as a trial.police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; ford customline car

Police motorcycles leading a parade through the main street of Ararat. Circa 1960BMW R60 and R69 early 60spolice vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle

Police BMW motorcycle with Ian Taylor riding it on a suburban road. Registration number DG-725. Circa 1964police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle; taylor, ian

Police BMW motorcycle with rider, registration number DD-078. Circa 1964police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle

Police Moto Guzzi motorcycle with Ian Taylor as rider with a garden in the background. Circa 1964police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; moto guzzi motorcycle

Klaus Mueller on a Kawasaki 650 wearing full uniform including helmet, jacket and tie, long riding gloves, jodphurs and riding boots. Circa 1965police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; kawasaki motorcycle; mueller, klaus

Falcon V8, registration number KRE-042, with Max Oates as driver and Bill Calvert as passenger. There is a Kawasaki W650 beside the car, registration number GL-834, with Harvey Haig riding. Circa 1970police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; police vehicles; ford falcon car; kawasaki motorcycle; oates, max; calvert, william; haig, harvey

Kawasaki W650 registration number DV-238. Front view. Circa 1968police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; kawasaki motorcycle

Les Townsend riding a Honda 750 Four, wearing full uniform including helmet, leather jacket, gloves, riding pants and boots. Side view. Circa 1980.police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; townsend, leslie george

Honda, registration number KD-575, in a garage/workshop in Collingwood. Circa 1975police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle

Blue Honda CB 900 F, registration number MP-146. Front and side view. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle

Kawasaki W650. Rider in full wet weather gear including helmet and gloves. Circa 1960police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; kawasaki motorcycle

Graeme Rust standing beside BMW 1100 in open parkland. Circa 1998S/C Graeme Rust Knox TOGpolice vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle

Russell Street garage with motorcycles in the foreground and cars in the background. There is an unidentified person in the foreground working on the motorcycles. Circa 1974police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; russell street

Honda CB750, registration number KF-433. Circa 1971Transport Branch, No. 2 Division, Police Workshops, 119-193 Wellington St., Collingwood 3066police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle

Triumph Saint, registration number JS-776. Circa 1966Transport Branch, No. 2 Division, Police Workshops, 119-193 Wellington St., Collingwood 3066police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; triumph saint motorcycle

Two Honda CB900F motorcycles being ridden along a winding country road. Registration numbers LY-134 and LY-125. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle

Two Honda CB900F motorcycles riding along a winding country road - front view. Registration numbers LY-134 and LY-125. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle

Honda CB900F ridden by Robert Hardy during an exhibition. The motorcycle has a red headlight and flag. Side view. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; hardy, robert

Honda CB900F motorcycles being ridden in exhibition formation. Riders are L to R Tony Borg, Paul Martin, Dave Rogers, Barry Olsen and John Hall. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; borg, anthony; martin, paul; rogers, martin; olsen, barry; hall, john

Mal Wesson sitting on a Kawasaki in front of a house. Circa 1975police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; kawasaki motorcycle, wesson, malcolm

G Rust and R Francis sitting on BMW1100s in uniform but without helmet or gloves - front and side view. Circa 1991police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle; rust, graeme douglas; francis, robert charles

G Rust and R Francis sitting on BMW1100s in uniform but without helmet or gloves - front view with car in background. Circa 1991police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle; rust, graeme douglas; francis, robert charles

Side view of BMW1100. Circa 1991Transport Branch. ? Division. ?Workshops. ? Wellington St Collingwood 3066police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle patrol; police motorcycles; bmw motorcycle

Studebaker canteen registration number V-0172. There is a Holden panel van front right registration number JHE-915. The ground underfoot is muddy and there is snow in the trees in the background. Circa 1965police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; studebaker car; holden panel van; victoria police canteen