| New South Wales Mounted Police Unit | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 7 September 1825 - present |
| Country | Australia |
| Agency | New South Wales Police Force |
| Type | Mounted police |
| Headquarters | Redfern |
| Structure | |
| Sworn Officers | 36[1] |
| Grooms | 9[1] |
| Equipment | |
| Animals | 38 horses[1] |
The New South Wales Mounted Police Unit is a mounted section of the New South Wales Police Force. Founded by Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane on 7 September 1825,[1] the Mounted Police were recruited from the 3rd Regiment of Foot, stationed in NSW at the time, to protect travellers, recaptured escaped convicts and suppress Indigenous resistance to colonisation. The force remained the mounted division of the colonial military force in the colony of New South Wales until 1850, when it took on a more civilian role.[2] The NSW Mounted Police Unit is the oldest continuous mounted group in the world.[3][4]
- ^ a b c d "History - NSW Police Online". Police.nsw.gov.au. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Peter (1986). The Remote Garrison. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press.
- ^ They have a great group of riders that work there. Mounted Police Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine at 'Thin Blue Line' unofficial NSW police site.
- ^ Roth, Mitchel (December 1998). "Mounted police forces: a comparative history". Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. 21 (4): 707–719. doi:10.1108/13639519810241700.