Police
Goldfields Police
The police culture in 1854 was that of an armed paramilitary gendarnmerie. troopers and police were garrisoned in centralised posts, such as the Ballarat Government Camp., and not premitted to fraternise with civilians.[1]
130 military pensioners resident in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) were hired by the Victorian Government.[2]
By January 1853 there were 230 mounted police in the Victorian Colony. By 1845 it had risen to 485, including nine mounted detectives. [3]
Ballarat Police
The first police camp was established at Golden Point, moving to the Camp Street location in mid-1852.
Uniforms
Soft peaked cap.
Gold Escort
Troopers
John Badcock, Charles Carter, Hussey Chomley, John Culkin, John Gillman, Henry Foster, Samuel Furnell, William Kelly, John King, Ladislaus Kossak, James Langley, Michael Lawler, Thomas Milne, Andrew Peters, John Sadlier, William Thompson, Edward Viret, Maurice Ximenes
References
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart,Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.75.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart,Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.75.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart,Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.75.
