John Keith Avery, (7 August 1927 – 19 May 2018) was the
Commissioner
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of the
New South Wales Police
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from 1984 to 1991.
Commissioner of New South Wales Police
John Keith Avery was the 17th leader of the organisation and the 10th person known under the title of
Commissioner of Police. Avery was one of the longest serving and more popular Commissioners of Police to serve the
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One of the first Police Commissioners to have a tertiary education, Avery held a master's degree from
Macquarie University
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and a Diploma in Criminology. He was awarded the
Officer of the Order of Australia
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,
Australian Police Medal
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The APM was introduced in 1986, and replaced the Imperial Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry and Queen's Police Medal for Distinguis ...
,
Centenary Medal
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and
National Medal.
Avery retired with his wife to
Port Macquarie
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on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.
Legacy
The library at the
New South Wales Police College at
Goulburn
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is named in his honour. The former headquarters of the New South Wales Police in
College Street, Sydney
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was also named in his honour, named the
Avery Building until the headquarters moved to a new building in
Parramatta
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in 2003.
References
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1927 births
2018 deaths
Commissioners of the New South Wales Police
Officers of the Order of Australia
People from New South Wales
Recipients of the Centenary Medal
Recipients of the Australian Police Medal