page_title: History of the Queensland Police
section_title: 1876
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Queensland Police / 1870s / 1876
caption_attribution_description: English: Constable Daniel Fitzgibbon and his wife relax on the verandah of the Laura Police residence, 1906. Laura Police Station opened in 1877 with Sub-Inspector 1/c Hervey Fitzgerald in charge. It is still a single officer station today and is staffed by a Senior Constable. Image No. PM0190 Courtesy of the Queensland Police Museum.
context_page_description: The history of the Queensland Police Service in Queensland, Australia, commenced in 1864, five years after the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859. This timeline highlights significant developments in Queensland policing.
context_section_description: The Police Manual instructed constables on beat duty to "possess such knowledge of the inhabitants of each house as to enable them to recognise their persons; and thus prevent mistakes, and be enabled to render assistance, when called upon, to the inhabitants".
  "Instructions for the Guidance of the Police" were published and a system of competitive examination for promotion was introduced, intended to increase police efficiency.
caption: Constable Daniel Fitzgibbon and his wife relax on the verandah of the Laura Police residence, 1906
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