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85 YEARS AND BEYOND 85 YEARS AND BEYOND Ipswich Detectives and Support Staff Celebrate By Ken Martin, Crime Stoppers Chairperson They came from far and wide. Some hadn’t seen each other for 30 years, and though age had taken its toll, recognition brought instant smiles as hands were shaken and old memories relived. It was a case of the new breed and the old brigade coming together for a wonderful day as 130 current and former Ipswich detectives and support staff celebrated 85 years of service to the community. The venue was the Ipswich Turf Club at Bundamba and it had been suitably decorated with photographs and memorabilia both past and present, while a DVD also covering the old and the new was played onto two large screens. Guest speakers were retired Assistant Commissioner Terry McMahon QPM, Mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale, Assistant Commissioner Paul Wilson APM, and Commissioner Bob Atkinson APM. Acting Superintendent Lew Strohfeldt was MC for the day. Mr McMahon gave an overview of CIB operational activities in bygone years and related to events when he was the Detective Senior Sergeant in charge of the Ipswich CIB and JAB. He commented that in those days, DNA were simply three letters of the alphabet, and that mobile phones and computers were still in embryonic stages. The insight he provided into policing in the past was well received. Assistant Commissioner Paul Wilson spoke on the many feats achieved by members of the Ipswich community and acknowledged the excellent work Current Ipswich CIB staff with the plaque presented to Ipswich CIB by Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale. “One hundred and thirty current and former Ipswich detectives and support staff celebrated 85 years of service to the community.” undertaken both in the past and by the current detectives and support staff. Mayor Paul Pisasale thanked the assembly on behalf of the community of Ipswich for their contribution in making Ipswich one of the safest communities in Queensland. He presented Detective Sergeant Gary Dixon, Officer in Charge of the Ipswich CIB, with a plaque on behalf of the Ipswich City Council. Commissioner Atkinson acknowledged and thanked both past and present staff for their contribution to policing, and stated that the Ipswich CIB had created a culture of excellent team work and reliability over many years, resulting in the development of fine detectives. The Commissioner presented the first female detective in Ipswich, Noylene Milne, with her Queensland Police Service Medal. Noylene had spent six years in the Ipswich CIB, which she described as ‘a wonderful six years’. And call it fate or call it coincidence: the celebration luncheon was held on 2 August, and due recognition 62 Queensland Police Union Journal August 2012
85 YEARS AND BEYOND Current Ipswich CIB staff PCSC Max Gardener, PCC Steve Williamson, and Det Sgt Dan Morgan. Retired support staff Mr Jim Curley, retired Assistant Commissioner Roly Dargusch, and retired detective Mr John Hawkins. was given to Alfred Mairs, the first detective to serve in Ipswich in 1927. Mairs was born in Carrickneady, County Mayo, Ireland, on 24 August 1892. Also on 2 August, a niece of Alfred Mairs living in South Wales, UK, googled the name ‘Mairs’ and ‘Carrickneady’. A self-confessed genealogist, Sheila Arthur said, ‘up popped an article from the Queensland Times’, providing details of the celebratory function. After further googling, she located a similar article in the Queensland Police Union Journal. Mrs Arthur made contact with the Yamanto police station and has now been sent a copy of the function’s celebratory booklet for her archives. As a footnote, she added that Richard J Mairs, a nephew of Alfred, is still residing in the home in Carrickneady where Alfred was born. Commissioner Atkinson presenting Ipswich District’s first female detective Noylene Milne with her QPSM. Retired Assistant Commissioners Don Mercer and Graham Williams, retired Chief Superintendent Ken Morris, and Assistant Commissioner Mike Condon. Retired detectives Frank Hannan and Terry Channells. Queensland Police Union Journal August 2012 63
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