Justice & Police Museum
Tragedy on Sydney Harbour
Sydney’s worst maritime disaster occurred out of the blue on a sunny spring day in 1927
Onsite
Crime & punishment: a case study
This challenging and thought-provoking program develops students’ skills in historical research and critical thinking, and their appreciation of history as a study of human experience
Underworld
Behind the scenes: How to read a ‘special’
Around the world, police forces followed established conventions when taking mugshots. But Sydney police in the 1920s did things differently.
WW1
Sensational car chase
John Talbot Wright was arrested on 11 September 1920 after a sensational car chase through city streets
WW1
Returned from active service
In July 1921 James Arthur Banfield was arrested by Sydney police, photographed and charged on three counts of larceny
WW1
Fallen hero of Flanders
In 1922, petty criminal Arthur Ernest Noonan was arrested by Sydney police to face charges of conspiracy to defraud
The Hawk strikes again!
During the 1920s, inner Sydney was overrun with gangsters looking to make a name for themselves – sometimes literally
Underworld
Flappers
The flapper was an alluring vision of sophistication and freedom for young women globally
