[sistersincrimeq] Fw: Police Museum E-Alert - Sunday Lecture - Nov 24

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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:37:01 +1000
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Subject: Police Museum E-Alert - Sunday Lecture - Nov 24


Police Museum Sunday Lecture

November 24

10:00 - 12.30 (includes morning tea)

 

The Queensland Police Special Branch 

1948 to 1989

 

 

Special Branch was established in April 1948 and was often surrounded by 
controversy, but always by a veil of secrecy. That veil ensured the operations 
of the branch remained protected from media scrutiny and even probing in state 
parliament. 

 

During the morning of 24 November, 1989, most Police Special Branch files were 
shredded under Police Headquarters in Brisbane. Many Queenslanders were 
understandably appalled at the destruction of those records and most believed 
they would never get to know the undisclosed details of those documents, or 
ever learn of the history of the unit. That is not quite the case.

 

Barry Krosch is a retired Queensland Police Inspector, and a former detective 
in the Special Branch.  For the past four years he has been researching the 
branch as a MPhil researcher at Griffith University's Centre for Excellence in 
Policing and Security (CEPS). The day after this presentation, he will submit 
his thesis 'The Queensland Police Special Branch 1948 to 1989: History, 
function and impact'.

 

This research was a significant exercise in document discovery at state and 
national archives, complemented with Barry's 'insider' knowledge, and 
interviews with former branch members, targets and agents. He will present some 
of his research findings, which will include the reasons for the shredding, the 
background to the disbandment and explain why some branch files are now 
available from national archives.

 

After a morning tea (kindly sponsored by CEPS), members of a panel will present 
brief overviews of their knowledge of the branch and attempt to reach a 
consensus; 'Is it time to consign Special Branch to history and look to the 
future?' The presentation will be chaired by Dr Paul Reynolds, Honorary 
Research Fellow at Queensland Parliament. Other panellists will include 
Professor Mark Finnane, Mr Terry O'Gorman, Mr Dan van Blarcom and another two 
surprise guests.

 

This two and a half hour presentation will start at 10am on Sunday, November 24 
and will be both informative and educational and is suitable for any audience.

 

The Museum opens its doors to the public on the last Sunday of each month from 
10am to 3pm in addition to the standard Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm opening 
hours. Monthly Sunday openings feature guest speakers from across the 
historical and crime-solving spectrums.

 

PLEASE NOTE: The Police Museum will open Sunday, November 24 from 10am to 3pm, 
and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, 
Brisbane.

 

Please pass this information onto your family, friends and other networks.

We look forward to welcoming you on November 24

 

Lisa Jones

Curator

Queensland Police Museum

Ground Floor, 200 Roma St

GPO Box 1440, Brisbane Q  4001

P: +61 7 3364 6425

F: +61 7 3364 6268

 

Media & Public Affairs Group | Community Contact Command

 

The QPM is open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday; 10am to 3pm on the last Sunday of 
the month (Feb-Nov)

 

Follow us on Twitter - http://twitter.com/QPSmuseum 

Subscribe to our Blog - http://www.mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum 

 

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