MOUNTED CONSTABLE: NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1928.
This is Mounted Constable Vic. Hall, author of the book ‘Outback Policeman’ (and others) who wrote of his time as a policeman in Western Australia and Northern Territory.
Constable Hall was responsible for policing an area of 10,000sq miles, which he covered mostly by horse. The motorbike seen here was not too good over the rough tracks, in which case he switched to horseback. This also explains the oversized saddlebags on the bike, which are in fact genuine saddlebags, which were carried by an accompanying pack-horse.
You’ll note Constable Hall is wearing riding boots – and even in the heat of the northern climate, is dressed in shirt and tie.
(Photo credit. Jean Betson)
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