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On 30 January 1960 Constable Coulson was riding a Police solo motor cycle to the Newcastle Police Station to commence his rostered shift. En route the cycle was involved in a collision with another vehicle and the Constable sustained serious injuries. As a result he was discharged from the Police Force medically unfit. During the next twenty years former Constable Coulson’s health continued to deteriorate until he passed away on 2 February 1980. His death was determined to have been a direct result of the injuries received in the collision in 1960. The Constable was born in 1931 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 10 August 1953. At the time of the accident he was a solo cyclist attached to the Special Traffic Patrol.

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About 5.40 a.m.Sunday 2 February 1975 Senior Constable Wilson was driving a police vehicle north in Stud Road Scoresby. He swerved to avoid another vehicle which pulled out in front of him and lost control of his car which skidded off the road and overturned. Wilson was thrown out of the vehicle and fatally injured.

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On the afternoon of 2 February 1939 Constable Sturgiss was riding a Police motorcycle outfit along High Street Penrith. As he was negotiating a bend approaching the bridge over the Nepean River the wheel of the sidecar struck the kerbing of the roadway. The cycle veered across the roadway and collided with a truck travelling in the opposite direction. Constable Sturgiss was thrown heavily to the roadway sustaining severe injuries. He died in hospital a short time later. The Constable was born in 1902 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 29 October 1924. At the time of his death he was stationed at Penrith.

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