In 1862, the New South Wales Police Force officially became a single entity when the Police Regulation Act 1862 was passed. The Act unified the Metropolitan, Water, Rural, Native, Mounted Police and the Gold Escort under an Inspector-General, and created sub-districts across the state with a Police Inspectors in charge of each one.....early police force in NSW
Appointments under the new Act in 1862 included:
Inspector General - John McLerie
Superintendents - H. Zouch; D.H. Scott; W. Chatfield; J.A. McLerie; T.B. Carne; George Markham; E.V. Morisset; James Garland
Inspectors: Sir F.W. Pottinger; Critchett Walker; F.R. Wilshire; E.Marlay; E.M. Batty
Sub-Inspectors: W.Benson; F.A. Blake; A.A. Abbott; T.A. White; J.G. Hussey; Messrs Black, Singleton, Reed, O'Neill and Hogg
Sub-Inspector of Detectives: Mr. Harrison
Prior to 1862, Chief Constables in the Hunter and New England regions included:
Thomas Abbott at Dungog
George Allen, Wollombi
Thomas Birkley, Scone and Murrurundi
Richard Boddiley, Scone
Peter Byers, Tabulam
Samuel Caldwell, Muswellbrook
John Campbell, Muswellbrook, Tamworth
William Cooke, Patrick Plains
Dickson, Paterson
James Drew, Brisbane Water
James Dwyer, Tamworth
William Everness, Merton
Michael Fallon, Murrurundi
Timothy Ferry, Invermein
John Field, Port Stephens
Charles Fox, Muswellbrook
Garvin, Maitland
Jesse Hannell, Newcastle
Michael Joseph Harke, Paterson
Hobbs, Wollombi
Samuel Holt, Newcastle
Samuel Horne, Singleton
Thomas Jones, Raymond Terrace
Kerr, Cassilis
Robert Martin, Raymond Terrace
John McCrohan, Paterson
James McDonnell, Murrurundi
John McGivaney, Murrurundi
George Muir, Newcastle
H.B. Murray, Scone
Riley, Maitland
William Rouse, Newcastle
Anthony Sadleir, Scone
Robert Scott, Brisbane Water
William Shields, Murrurundi
William Shinkwin, Muswellbrook
John Smith, Newcastle
John Sullivan, Paterson
John Tracy, Tenterfield
Thomas Walker, Butterwick
George Wood, Maitland
James Young, Maitland
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