Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum

Welcome to Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum.

Step into a dark world of crime, policing and punishment within a historic Sydney police station and courthouses. Hear from our museum expert about the objects and mugshots on display, including stories to emerge from the Water Police Station.

Complete your day with a delicious lunch at This Way Canteen, located at the Museum of Sydney, where members enjoy 10% off dining. Members also receive a 10% discount in our museum shops.

Members Hour provides members with exclusive access to our properties.

Bookings essential. Registrations open soon.

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Corner Albert and Phillip streets, Sydney NSW 2000

Justice & Police Museum

Corner Albert and Phillip streets, Sydney NSW 2000
  • Wheelchair accessible
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  • Saturday 31 May 9am–10am

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Letter containing a statement of absolute pardon for Samuel Henry Horn (more often known as  Horne), dated 1830 and signed by Governor Richard Bourke in 1832

Convict turned constable

A recently donated letter, signed by the governor of NSW in 1832, offers a tangible connection to the story of Samuel Horne, a convict who rose to the rank of district chief constable in the NSW Police

Sergeant Tracker Alexander ‘Alec’ Riley wearing his police uniform

Alexander Riley, legendary Aboriginal police tracker

The remarkable talents of Aboriginal trackers who worked for NSW Police in the 20th century are featured in a display at the Justice & Police Museum

Original glass plate negatives from the NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive arranged on a lightbox.

Glass-plate photography

The collection of glass-plate negatives held in the State Archives and Justice & Police Museum are endlessly fascinating and revealing

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Come in spinner!

Gambling in Australia is regulated by the state and some types of gambling are illegal. The game Two-up, with its catch cry of ‘Come in Spinner!’, is legal only on Anzac Day and only in some states