The Victoria Police Museum is a law enforcement museum operated by the Historical Services Unit within Victoria Police. The new state-of-the-art museum reopened to the public on Monday 25 September 2023, following a 3 year build and development.
The museum held the backplate of the armour of the bushranger Ned Kelly, until 2002 when it donated the piece to the State Library of Victoria to make a complete set of Kelly's armour along with other pieces from Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks. In addition, historian Ken Oldis identified some items misidentified as Kelly's which actually belonged to other members of his gang.[2] The museum holds Australia's largest collection of Kelly Gang armour, including the sets of armour worn by gang members Dan Kelly and Steve Hart.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Police museum: 150 years of good, bad and ugly". The Age. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^"Ned's heavy metal gets it together". The Age. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^"Victoria Police Museum highlights tour". National Trust of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External linksedit
Victoria Police Museum website
May 19, 2024
victoria, police, museum, enforcement, museum, operated, historical, services, unit, within, victoria, police, state, museum, reopened, public, monday, september, 2023, following, year, build, development, locationmelbourne, victoria, australiacoordinates37, 8. The Victoria Police Museum is a law enforcement museum operated by the Historical Services Unit within Victoria Police The new state of the art museum reopened to the public on Monday 25 September 2023 following a 3 year build and development Victoria Police MuseumLocationMelbourne Victoria AustraliaCoordinates37 49 21 0 S 144 57 14 8 E 37 822500 S 144 954111 E 37 822500 144 954111TypePolice museumKey holdingsArmour of the Kelly gangOwnerVictoria PoliceWebsitewww wbr policemuseum wbr vic wbr gov wbr au The museum s collection includes relics and artefacts from over 150 years of crime and policing in the state of Victoria including a forensic evidence brief used to convict Julian Knight of the Hoddle Street massacre wreckage from the Russell Street bombing of police headquarters and the death mask of executed murderer Frederick Deeming 1 Close up of Dan Kelly s helmetSet of Steve Hart s armour The museum held the backplate of the armour of the bushranger Ned Kelly until 2002 when it donated the piece to the State Library of Victoria to make a complete set of Kelly s armour along with other pieces from Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks In addition historian Ken Oldis identified some items misidentified as Kelly s which actually belonged to other members of his gang 2 The museum holds Australia s largest collection of Kelly Gang armour including the sets of armour worn by gang members Dan Kelly and Steve Hart 3 References edit Police museum 150 years of good bad and ugly The Age 5 October 2007 Retrieved 18 May 2018 Ned s heavy metal gets it together The Age 28 June 2002 Retrieved 18 May 2018 Victoria Police Museum highlights tour National Trust of Australia Retrieved 18 May 2018 External links editVictoria Police Museum website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victoria Police Museum amp oldid 1177100139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
