Who were they and what did they do?
- Written by Alice Neikirk, Lecturer, Criminology, University of Newcastle
A couple outside a police station on the river flats at Morgan, South Australia, c 1890.State Library of South Australia
This year marks a significant milestone for women in policing: the 125th anniversary of the first official recognition of a police matron in Australia.
However, women worked in this role for at least 50 years before receiving...
