Indigenous Tracker Honoured at Police Remembrance Day in Longreach

National Police Remembrance Day was celebrated around Australia on Tuesday, September 29, honouring police men and women killed on duty. A ceremony was held at the National Police Memorial in Canberra as well as ceremonies in many other towns and cities including Sydney, Brisbane, Katherine and Darwin.

This video shows a ceremony in Longreach, Queensland, where a special tribute was paid to Indigenous tracker Corporal Sam Johnson who worked for the Queensland Police Service for more than 20 years. Corporal Johnson died in 1919. Credit: Facebook/4LG & West FM