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== Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer by Sup John Sadleir ==

These records are not wholly given up to such tragedies. There is an entry dated 11th May, 1847 - I give the precise date so that any curious antiquary may look up the directory of the period if he so cares - referring to a sick trooper who was sent to Melbourne for medical treatment. It could not have been a serious case, for the trooper returned to his station without treatment, reporting that ‘all the faculty were drunk.’ This fact points to the great improvement that has taken place in this respect in later years. Our Melbourne doctors do not now all get drunk together on the same day.