Commonwealth Police

The name Commonwealth Police was used by three separate policing organisations in Australia at various times in the 20th century.

Read more about Commonwealth Police:  Commonwealth Police Force (1917–1919), Commonwealth Police (1927–1957), Commonwealth Police (1960–1979)

Famous quotes containing the words commonwealth and/or police:

    “The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Now, honestly: if a large group of ... demonstrators blocked the entrances to St. Patrick’s Cathedral every Sunday for years, making it impossible for worshipers to get inside the church without someone escorting them through screaming crowds, wouldn’t some judge rule that those protesters could keep protesting, but behind police lines and out of the doorways?”
    —Anna Quindlen (b. 1953)