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Brief History of the Victoria Police Force
The early settlers of
Melbourne, North South Wale, Australia, provided
their own police force and in 1840 there were 12
constables who were paid two shillings and nine
pence per day and the chief constable was Mr. W
(Tulip) Wright. Charles Brodie followed Wright as
chief constable in 1842 and was succeeded by W.
J. Sugden who held the positions of 'town chief
constable' and superintendent of the local fire
brigade. By 1847 there were police in 'country
centres' and the Melbourne force was composed of
'one chief officer, four sergeants, and 20 petty
constables'. There was also 'a force of 28
mounted natives' enlisted and trained by
DeVilliers and, later, Captain Pulteney Dana.
The
Snodgrass Committee was established in early 1852
to "identify the policing needs of the
colony" and, following the Committee's
report in September 1852, the Victoria Police was
formally established on 8 January 1853 from an
existing colonial police force of 875 men and now
operates under the Victoria Police Act 2013.
As
of 30 June 2016, Victoria Police had over 18,146
sworn members, along with 109 recruits in
training, 2 reservists, 1,355 protective services
officers and 3,198 civilian staff across 329
police stations.
Ford Anglia Sedans
as used by the Western Australia Police Force
The Victoria Police Force
purchased numerous Ford Anglia 105E sedans in the
very early 1960’s to be used for general
“Patrol and Inquiry” duties.
An illuminated
“Police” sign was affixed to the roof
similar to the ones used on the Western Australia
Ford Anglia Sedan's
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