Victor Albert SCHWEIKERT
AKA Victor SCHWEIKERT, Vic SCHWEIKERT
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“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: Kristian SCHWEIKERT, NSWPF 37501 ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 065
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 9458
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 2 November 1959 ( aged 22 years, 7 months, 0 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed ? December 1959
Constable – appointed 2 November 1960
Constable 1st Class – appointed 2 November 1965
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 2 November 1969
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 19 February 1975
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 24 October 1982
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 24 December 1985
Final Rank: = Senior Sergeant
Stations: Kogarah ( 12 Division )( GDs )( ProCst )( Dec 1959 ), Rockdale( 12 Division )( GDs )( ProCst – Cst )( Feb 1960 ) , Kingsgrove ( 12 Division )( GDs )( Cst )( Jan 1962 ), Bankstown ( 19 Division )(GDs )( Nov 1963 ), Sefton ( 19 Division )( GDs )( Aug 1967 ), Liverpool ( 22 Division )( GDs )( Feb 1970 ), Mossman ( 6 Division )( GDs )( Nov 1975 ), North Sydney ( 6 Division )( Induction, Training & Education Officer )( June 1981 ), NSW Police Academy – ( Field Training Directorate – Co-ordinator )( Sydney Campus – Union Carbine Building in Liverpool St, Sydney ).
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 2 November 1959 to ? December 1989 ( Optional Retirement ) = 30 years,
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 2 November 1959 to ? December 1989 ( Optional Retirement ) = 30 years, Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 52 years
Time in Retirement from Police: 34 years
Awards: National Medal – granted 15 September 1980 ( Sgt 3/c )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 10 September 1986 ( Sgt 1/c )
Police Diligent and Ethical Service Medal – granted November 2012
Born: Friday 2 April 1937
Died on: Friday 22 December 2023
Age: 85 years, 8 months, 20 days
Organ Donor: No – Age prohibitive
Cause: Pneumonia & other complications
Event location: Nursing Home, in the Southern Highlands, NSW ( Had been a resident for around 20 months )
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Funeral date: Thursday 4 January 2024
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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( January 2024 )
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Victor was a Fitter and Turner prior to entering employment with the NSWP.
Prior to commencing employment with the NSWPF, Vic started rowing at Leichhardt Rowing Club in 1953 – 1954; this was the rowing club of his father and brother.
In 1957 Vic raced in the King’s Cup ( the Australian Championships ) held in Brisbane, Qld.
There he rowed in the eight’s oared race, earning 2nd place.
In 1959 he participated in the Empire Games ( currently known as the Commonwealth Games ) in the sport of rowing, where he was awarded a Silver Medal after coming second to the Russians.
Vic, in 1959, was selected to row in the Kings Cup, at Perth WA, and after a three mile race on the Swan River, his team came first earning a ‘gold medal’.
Source: Joe Stanioch – Liverpool Police Time Line ( 1788 – 2022 )
Info – Victor Schweikert and later Mrs Schweikert.
Vale – Victor Schweikert | Leichhardt Rowing Club
Lionel Robberds AM QC (Leichhardt Rowing Club Patron) advises that Victor Schweikert, former National, State and Club representative passed way in recent days (late December 2023).
Vic’s success on the water followed the Leichhardt Eights win over the NSW State crew, when preparing for the 1958 Empire Games at Cardiff in Wales. Five Leichhardt oarsmen, with Lionel as Coxswain, represented Australia in the Eight, winning the Silver medal.
Vic was also in the 1959 NSW Kings Cup Eight mainly comprised of Leichhardt Oarsmen, winning the Kings Cup for the first time since 1951.
The Schweikert family of Bert, Carl and Eric had been successful Coaches at Leichhardt. It was Eric’s son Victor, who had crewed in the Kings Cup from 1957 to 1957 and again in 1960,
In his younger days Vic had been a member of the winning Shore Eight in the Head of the River going on to win the Australian Schoolboys Championship.
As a former retired Police officer, Vic was a regular attendee at relevant functions for retirees from Police and Rowing.
May he rest in peace.
Barry Moynahan – Leichhardt RC Life Member; Rowing NSW Life Member
In 1959, a crew made up of LRC and Mosman rowers won the King’s Cup in Perth, by quite a margin as the picture above shows! This was the last time the King’s Cup was raced over 3 miles.
Listen to the ABC call of the race here.
The video of the race
Left to right: Max Annett, Peter Waddington, Ted Curtain, Ken Railton, Victor Schweikert, Graeme ‘Mick’ Allen, John Hudson, Ralfe Currall, next to the coxswain is the emergency, Bruce Evans and on the far right is the manager Frank McLeod.
History – The 50s – Leichhardt Rowing Club
CLASS 0654 row ( l to r )
L. C. Bennett; D. W. Stolle # 9460; M. W. Kirk # 9512; R. C. Landers; B. Symons; A. Southall # 9527; J.C. Dunbar # 9482; P. J. Martin # 9528; B. K. Leaney # 9533; D. W. McLaughlin; J. R. Dorsett # 9498; P. W. Medway # 9444; J. McGregor # 9518; F. J. Ryder # 9506; R. N. Morris # 9517; P. R. Clemson # 9523; J. O. Parry; P. J. Woodward # 9478; D. C. Newton # 9480; R. L. Power # 9477; A. W. McDonald # 9510; B. A. Kearns; P. R. Leembruggen # 9530; R. G. Dunn.
3rd row ( l to r ):
E. H. Williamson # 9507; S. K. Isedale # 9490; T. G. Purcell # 9468; A. J. Murphy # 9509; A. P. Lynch # 9500; R. W. Stone # 9488; M. C. Adams; H. J. P.
Munro # 9484; J. E. Hawley # 9522; S. C. Heckenberg # 9487; H. T. Auliff # 9464; B. A. Melouney # 9492; M. R. Turk # 9526; A. C. Frost # 9516; C. A. Hermanson # 9525; E. F. Doherty # 9446; W. McCormick # 9529; K. J. Williams # 9461; M. C. Moy # 9449; K. G. McNeill # 9455; A. D. Morris # 9469; R. L. Scarf # 9457; J.R. Press # 9462; R. J. Mahoney # 9514.
2nd row ( l to r ):
J. J. McNamara # 9465; T. J. Webber # 9504; B. A. Bennett # 9453; J. F. Bostock # 9535; R. N. Thornett; W. A. Allan; K. J. Hall; M. R. Hay # 9452; Ken. Waters # 9494 or 9505; Keith. Waters # 9494 or 9505; G. N. Crouch # 9532; R. C. Rogerson # 9536; D. S. McAfee # 9459; G. A. Wilson # 9470; B. Garland # 9511; J. Peterlin # 9503; T. C. Coleman # 9496; R. J. Canning # 9473; V. A. Schweikert # 9458; R. Pearson; B. Kerrison # 9485; J. G. Kinnane; L. R. Kriss # 9483.
Front row – seated- ( l to r ):
Sergeant 3/c. Ben Hall; C. C. Greenham; G. R. Gibb # 9445; R. C. Jenner # 9486; J. C. McGingley; D. W. Cluff # 9463; R. J. Graham # 9467; D. E. Nelson # 9481; F. B. McGoldrick; E. G. Mercer # 9515; E. W. Kell
Sgts Course 6 of 1978 – 12 June – 28 July 1978Back row ( L to R ) –
Bernie Webb; John Walton; Alan Doyle; Peter Lowrey; Phil Loughlin; Laurie Campbell; Ted Coleman; Bill Ellis # 9559.
Middle Row ( L to R ) –
Vic Schweikert # 9458; John Cummins # 9601; Barrie Sherlock # 9635; Ron Kitson # 9670; Carl Hermanson; Mike Blackburn # 9630; Ken Williams # 9461; Max Bailey # 9667.
Front row ( L to R ) –
Alan Walker; Nev Bent # 9586; Brian Milward (Instructor) # 9108; Bryan Binns Instructor) # 7953; Harold. E. John Symons (Instructor) # 8331; Denis Bowden # 9384; Pat Cioccarelli # 9580.
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