A reminder that our next meeting is this Sunday, 30 April following the Police
Museum lecture at Queensland Police Headquarters, with our meeting across Roma
Street afterwards at Hotel Jen.
What: Queensland Police Museum lecture - Forensic Mechanics * further details
below
When: Sunday 30 April, 2017
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Cost: Free
Where: Queensland Police Museum
Address: ground floor Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.
(Directly across the road from the Roma Street Transit Centre NB carparking at
the Transit Centre is extortionate. If you're driving, try finding a street
park or park at the King George Square carpark for $5)
Followed by:
What: Sisters in Crime meeting
When: Sunday, 30 April2017
Time: 12:45pm-2:45pm
Where: 'Nest Restaurant'
Address: Hotel Jen, 2, 159 Roma St, Brisbane (beside the Roma St Transit Centre
http://www.nestrestaurant.com.au/
Who: Sisters in Crime, and all interested crime writers and readers.
Cost: Free - if you don't have a coffee, wine, snack or lunch NB if you have
the Entertainment Book, bring it along for a discount.
Topic: 'Mechanical Crime'
Please note, we want everyone to take part talking about crime in some way in
our meetings. Please bring 1000 words you've written to read out, whether just
penned on the train or something published last century, or come prepared to
discuss a crime book you've read, or an author, or an interesting crime article
found in the news.
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A Crash Course in Forensic Mechanics
30 April 2017
11:00am - 12:30pm
Police Headquarters
200 Roma Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
FREE ENTRY
Have you ever wondered how police rule out or take into consideration, vehicle
faults or mechanical failure when investigating serious and fatal crashes?
Garry Ryan and Simon Major from the Queensland Police Vehicle Inspection Unit
will present 'A Crash Course in Forensic Mechanics'. They will outline the
Unit's responsibility for the mechanical examination of all types of motor
vehicles and associated components potentially involved in serious injury or
fatal incidents.
This one and a half hour presentation will start at 11am on Sunday, April 30
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 from February to November in addition to the standard Monday
to Thursday 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, April 30
from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of
Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.
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"A car can't operate without the mechanical systems working, but it can operate
with a few dents and scratches..., you are the same." Mike Dolan
