The People's Force
$62.99
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2018
Summary
A meticulously researched and candid history of the Victoria Police
Since its formation in 1853, the story of the Victoria Police has been interwoven with Victorian social and political history. Following the amalgamation of seven separate and distinct police agencies in the colony, the resultant unified body was the first of its kind in Australia. Many events have shaped its development—the gold rushes, the Clunes riot, the Kelly outbreak, the maritime strikes, the coming of the moto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522864953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522864953 |
| Author: | Robert Haldane |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 830g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 153mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Robert Haldane
Robert Haldane is an author and historian based in East Gippsland, Victoria. He served in the Victoria Police Force for almost thirty-four years, retiring at the rank of superintendent in August 2001. In addition to extensive operational experience as a uniformed officer and detective, his police career included positions as a staff officer, industrial relations officer, research officer and editor of the Victoria Police news magazine Police Life. In the world after the force, Robert has been involved in regional development, a deputy mayor, a food reviewer and food writer, and a contributor to lifestyle magazines and history journals.
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