Author: Richard Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783031109225
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history Richard Evans is Honorary Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. His previous books include Do Police Need Guns? (with Clare Farmer, 2020), Disasters That Changed Australia (2009) and The Pyjama Girl Mystery (2004).
W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910-1948
W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910–1948
Author: Richard Evans
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783031109201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783031109201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history
W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910–1948
Author: Richard Evans
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303110921X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303110921X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating story of William John MacKay, a man who dominated policing in New South Wales for three decades, until his death in 1948. MacKay was fearless, brilliant and ruthless. He was responsible for beating-up striking unionists, but he also smashed the semi-fascist New Guard when it was a threat to democracy. He reformed and modernized the New South Wales Police Force, and he framed innocent men for capital crimes. He cracked down on organized crime and corruption, and he was himself corrupt. Dogged by scandal, he was the subject of no fewer than seven royal commissions. The story of W.J. MacKay is also the story of policing in Australia, from the 1920s through to the corruption-riddled period after the Second World War. This gripping history explores the messy complexities of police power and sheds new light on a fascinating period in Australian police history
William John MacKay and the New South Wales Police Force, 1910-1948
Author: Richard Evans
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
William John Mackay from Constable to Commissioner of Police. New South Wales Police Force 1910-1948
Author: Edna Norma Wagener
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Police Commissioner Bro. William John Mackay
The Eagle of Nemesis
Author: David Aspland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
With the 150th Anniversary of the New South Police Force in 2012 it seemed appropriate to make some small commemoration of this event. The essays and articles contained in this volume have been written over the past decade looking at various aspects of the history of the New South Wales Police. The aim of these articles was to record my memories of events and items that impacted on my 25 years of service between 1980 and 2005. This volume does not purport to be a complete history but rather looks at specific aspects of uniforms, equipment, medals and traditions, along with some individuals. The aim here was to get into print the details that now seem to being lost. it also considers some of the social aspects of the policing e.g. the role of women in policing in New South Wales between 1915 and now, as well as the now forgotten Native Police Corps of the New South Wales that operated in the Port Phillip and Northern Districts of New South Wales between 1837 and 1859 when these two areas became Victoria and Queensland respectively. Some of these articles will appear similar but later ones have been revised and contain additional information or new perspectives. Some will be a subject of ongoing research e.g. the bravery awards made to members of the NSW Police as the current records of these individuals appear to be scant. -- preface.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
With the 150th Anniversary of the New South Police Force in 2012 it seemed appropriate to make some small commemoration of this event. The essays and articles contained in this volume have been written over the past decade looking at various aspects of the history of the New South Wales Police. The aim of these articles was to record my memories of events and items that impacted on my 25 years of service between 1980 and 2005. This volume does not purport to be a complete history but rather looks at specific aspects of uniforms, equipment, medals and traditions, along with some individuals. The aim here was to get into print the details that now seem to being lost. it also considers some of the social aspects of the policing e.g. the role of women in policing in New South Wales between 1915 and now, as well as the now forgotten Native Police Corps of the New South Wales that operated in the Port Phillip and Northern Districts of New South Wales between 1837 and 1859 when these two areas became Victoria and Queensland respectively. Some of these articles will appear similar but later ones have been revised and contain additional information or new perspectives. Some will be a subject of ongoing research e.g. the bravery awards made to members of the NSW Police as the current records of these individuals appear to be scant. -- preface.
The Australian Digest
McEnroe
Author: Richard Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780450055867
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A noted sports journalist traces the spectacular rise of tennis's "enfant terrible," examines his on-court behavior and his great matches, and reveals McEnroe's generosity and loyalty to family, friends, and country
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780450055867
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A noted sports journalist traces the spectacular rise of tennis's "enfant terrible," examines his on-court behavior and his great matches, and reveals McEnroe's generosity and loyalty to family, friends, and country
An Economic History of Australia
Author: Edward Shann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316601676
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Originally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Convicts, Wool, and Gold 1788-1860'; 'Colonial Particularism 1860-1900'; 'The Commonwealth'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the development of Australia and economic history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316601676
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Originally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Convicts, Wool, and Gold 1788-1860'; 'Colonial Particularism 1860-1900'; 'The Commonwealth'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the development of Australia and economic history.