List of Commissioners of Western Australian Police
The Western Australian Police Commissioner is the head of the Western Australia Police Force. The rank of Commissioner was formalised in 1887; prior to then the rank of Superintendent was more commonly used.[1][2]
Term | Name | References |
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1853–1856 | John Augustus Conroy | |
1856–1857 | Frederick Palgrave Barlee | [3][4][5]:127 |
1857 | William Hogan | [6]:1503 |
1857–1858 | Alfred Hawes Stone | [7]:2956 |
1858 | Charles Symmons | [7]:2999 |
1858–1860 | Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell | [5]:585 |
1861–1866 | William Hogan | [8][6]:1503 |
1866–1867 | Robert Henry Crampton | [5]:702 |
1867–1871 | Gustavus Edward Cockburn Hare | [6]:1364 |
1871 | William Henry Timperley | [9][7]:3070 |
1871–1887 | Matthew Skinner Smith | [10][11][7]:2872 |
1887–1900 | George Braithwaite Phillips | [12][13][14]:2479 |
1900 | William Chipper Lawrence | [14]:1815 |
1900–1912 | Frederick Arthur Hare | [6]:1363 |
1912–1933 | Robert Connell | [15][5]:618 |
1933–1934 | William Archibald Douglas | [16] |
1934–1945 | David Hunter | [17] |
1945–1951 | John Doyle | [18] |
1951–1958 | Thomas Hermann Andersen | [19] |
1958–1965 | James Murray O'Brien | |
1965–1971 | Richard Thomas Napier | |
1971–1975 | Athol Logan Moore Wedd | |
1975–1981 | George Owen Arthur Leitch | |
1981–1985 | John Henry Porter | |
1985–1994 | Brian Bull | |
1994–1999 | Robert Falconer | |
1999–2004 | Barry Eldon Matthews | |
2004–2017 | Karl Joseph O'Callaghan | |
2017– | Chris Dawson |
References
- ↑ "WA Police Commissioners". Western Australia Police Force. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ↑ "Commissioners - Western Australia". Australian Federal Police. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ↑ Honniball, J.H.M. (1969). "Barlee, Sir Frederick Palgrave (1827–1884)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 3. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Barlee, Sir Frederick Palgrave". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
- 1 2 3 4 Rica Erickson (1987). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: pre-1829 – 1888. 1 A–C. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0 85564 270 X. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- 1 2 3 4 Rica Erickson (1988). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: pre-1829 – 1888. 2 D–J. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0 85564 273 4. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- 1 2 3 4 Rica Erickson (1988). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: pre-1829 – 1888. 4 R–Z. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0 85564 277 7. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ Kimberley, Warren Bert (1897). "Chapter 17". History of West Australia. Wikisource.
- ↑ Erickson, Rica (1976). "Timperley, William Henry (1833–1909)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 6. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ Conole, Peter (2005). "Smith, Matthew Skinner (1836–1887)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Supplementary Volume. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Smith, Captain M. S.". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
- ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Phillips, Major George B.". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
- ↑ Kimberley, Warren Bert (1897). "George Braithwaite Phillips". History of West Australia. Wikisource.
- 1 2 Rica Erickson (1988). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: pre-1829 – 1888. 3 K–Q. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0 85564 276 9. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ McArthur, T.J. (1993). "Connell, Robert (1867–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 13. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "William Archibald Douglas". Northern Times. Carnarvon, Western Australia. 1934-11-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "Police Commissioner : Inspector D. Hunter Chosen". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia. 1934-12-06. p. 18. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "New W.A. Police Chief Known Here". The News. Adelaide, South Australia. 1945-01-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "Mr. T.H. Andersen chosen as Police Commissioner". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia. 1951-02-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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