A stuffed mutt named Tess is among keepsakes unveiled by the NSW Police Force on Friday to celebrate 150 years.
Tess was inducted into the force in 1932 as the nation’s first police pup.
Today, preserved by taxidermists, she takes pride of place in an exhibition showcasing the stories of Australia’s first police command.
NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher told crowds at the Justice Police Museum in Sydney the photographs and artefacts on display would help show the public the tough decisions officers must make.
“A lot of people want to criticise policing; they view life in slow motion,” Mr Gallacher said.
“For police, life is not in slow motion.
“A lot of the time it is in fast-forward.”
The exhibition lets visitors hit rewind, with hundreds of items on show including a 1980s police motorbike and a knife used by a British migrant to kill his family, Frederick Deeming – a man authorities believe may be one and the same as London killer Jack the Ripper.
The exhibition, The Force: 150 Years of NSW Police, is on from Saturday to October 7.
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