PL 00065
Sue Britt2021-08-09T03:04:40+09:30PL 00065 First Class Constable E. C. Rhodes of Woomera, first resident policeman in 44 years, appointed to Coober Pedy 26/7/65.
Original key to Old Police Lock-up door, donated by Beppi Coro
"Camel Cowboy Rides Ship of the Desert into the Legal Textbooks," Weekend Australian 19-20 Sept 1998 Ricky Hall was arrested in Oodnadatta in 1997 for driving a camel while under the influence, attempting to escape on a baby camel, and assaulting a police officer.
'Notes for Opening of New Coober Pedy Police Station' researched by R.J. Potts, 22/11/1995
'Notes for Opening of New Coober Pedy Police Station' researched by R.J. Potts, 22/11/1995 This is a history of policing in Coober Pedy which includes information about the Stuarts Range police camp: "the police station consisted of 2 ridge pole tents, two water tanks, and a large galvanised portable cell which is believed was possibly overlanded in parts from Copley."