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Showing posts with label Victoria Police Force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victoria Police Force. Show all posts
Sunday, April 7, 2019

The Victorian Trooper #10 - Legacy & Tapestry: John Adolph Mayes.

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(From an original recollection by Allen Mayes - John's Grandson & JL Mayes' Great Grandson). Perhaps the most comprehensive...
Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Victorian Trooper #9 - Twilight By The Sea.

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After 35 years of service in the Victoria Police, Sergeant 1st Class, Joseph Ladd Mayes retired in December of 1895. His service record show...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Victorian Trooper #4 - Brush With A Brushranger.

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The township of Marysville, nestled in the vast Yarra Ranges National Park in Victoria, was established in 1864 as a way point for prospecto...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Victorian Trooper #3 - Early Trials & Bitter Triumphs.

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In 1860, Mounted Constable Joseph Ladd Mayes was posted to the Ballarat Gold Fields where he spent some three years at the tiny settlement o...
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Monday, March 25, 2019

The Victorian Trooper #2 - Becoming A Lawman.

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The colony of Victoria in Australia was undergoing a period of rapid expansion in the mid to late 1850's, owing to the gold rush that ha...
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