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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

12 Mar 1963

Page 19

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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Mar 12, 1963

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19

A C T Police Force Established 1927

The ACT Police Force began in 1927 with a sergeant and four constables, later increasing to 18 members after state control ended that year. Constables Hughes and others served at Duntroon and Government House, with headquarters moved in 1946 and 109 officers by present counts.

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John W. Stuart Molonglo S.W Canberra Brassey House KR. L. Hughes Duntroon Government House Gates High Court of Australia Bertram ‘Edward Porter Charles Robert Porter Porter E. Richards Iew. Powley Norfolk Island A.C.T Attorney- General's Department Department of the Interior Richards Uly B.A. Rochford
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Fire Brigade Saga from Kingston to Ainslie Station

The fire brigade formed in 1923 with a Hotchkiss engine at Kingston and expanded by 1936 to two officers eight station officers and four part time firmen. Ambulance services split in 1965 and the Ainslie station opened in 1961 as fire calls rose from 16 in 1937 to 835 in 1982.

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Douglas Hotchkiss Kingston Empire Circuit Forrest Percy Douglas Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade A.C.T Actofficer C. P. Ton Holdom Bremen N.S.W. Fire Brigade A.C.T. Fire Services Ainslie
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