Queensland Police Union Journal

From the Archives
From the Archives
THE ‘WHITE GHOST’ CIRCA 1948, BRISBANE
The Queensland Police Service ‘White Ghost’ (aka a 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe utility) patrolling Kingsford Smith Drive
in Brisbane circa 1948. This vehicle cruised the streets of both Brisbane and Toowoomba from 1946 until the 1960s as part
of a campaign to encourage better observance of traffic and road rules by the public. It was fitted out with a loud speaker
that officers used to broadcast good community road sense from the early hours of the morning until late in the evening.
‘Ghost cars’ were also in use in Townsville by Queensland and Military police during the same era in response to a large
number of traffic accidents involving military vehicles.
Source: The Queensland Police Museum, catalogue no. PM1401c
Each month we print a photo from the archives to
showcase the history of the Queensland police service.
We are always on the lookout for any old policing photos,
so please send in any you may have.
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Queensland Police Union Journal June 2013