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Camel mounties: the largest beat on Earth

Patrolling the wild outback on camels, the Finke Police District officers of the Northern Territory, were the far-reaching arm of the law.
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At the Hermannsburg Lutheran mission, camels are saddled by Mission locals in the bed of the Finke River in the Northern Territory, with Quaritnama rock face in the background.

Photo Credit: National Archives of Australia
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  • Hermitbiker

    18 Jun 2010

    .... simply fascinating !! Report

     
  • Tony Stokes

    30 Jun 2010

    Ron was another great early NT policeman. He and my father, Jack Stokes, were in the Police Force at the same time. He sent a copy of his 1990 book "Bush Justice", written with Pat Studdy-Clift, to my father (one of many people aclknowledged in the book) which is valued still. His inscription to Dad was "It is in our memory that we honour our ancestors". Marvelous words and so true. Report

     
  • Dr. Tony Kelly

    21 Dec 2010

    As Constable Tony Kelly I took over the Finke District from Ron Brown. I carried out the last of the Camel Patrols, the story of which is on my Report

     
  • Dr. Tony Kelly

    21 Dec 2010

    Correction. The title of the paper to select is "Early Days and Camel Patrols" Report

     
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