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Justice & Police Museum. Photograph (c) Leo Rocker
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Step into the dark side of Sydney’s past with a visit to a historic police and court building (1856 –1888) that once imposed authority on Sydney’s unruly waterfront. Explore the building’s atmospheric interior – heavy blocks of sandstone, spiked gates and the corridor of cells. In the 1890s police Charge Room you can stand before the Duty Sergeant’s desk and imagine yourself being fingerprinted. Encounter a spine-chilling collection of criminal weapons and a mug-shot gallery of offenders that stare defiantly back at you from the walls.

Home to a vast negative archive documenting police investigation, many important records and over 9000 objects, the Justice & Police Museum examines the social history of law, policing and crime in New South Wales. A comprehensive school education program and lively public programs extend the appeal of this Museum.

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SIN CITY

Central image: Robert McFarlane, Go-go dancer - Kings Cross nightclub. Side images: Courtesy Fairfax Photos

From infamous criminals to crooked police and bent officials Sin City uncovers decades of crime and vice in Sydney’s sordid underbelly.

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THE ARCHIVE GALLERY

Taxi cab damaged after collision with a motor lorry, Parramatta Road, Croydon, 11 Decmber 1954. NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive, Justice and Police Museum, Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Find out more about the Justice & Police museum's photographic space and its new exhibition Walter Tuchin - police photographer.
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From the Loft blog

FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

Discover 'From The Loft',
a blog by the curators of the
Justice & Police Museum.

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Location: Cnr Albert and Phillip Streets, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW 2000

Contact: 02 9252 1144

Admission:

  •  Adult $8 I
  •  Child/Concession $4 |
  •  Family $17 |
  •  Members free

Hours: Open daily 10am – 5pm

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